TowBoatUS rescued three Ventura fisherman off coast of Carpinteria
CARPINETERIA, Calif.-Ventura Fisherman called for help on Sunday night after their vessel started taking on water.
TowBoatUS Captain Carson Shevitz said they broadcast a Mayday over a VHF radio around 7:23 p.m.
A helicopter assisted in the search during rough windy conditions.
Rescuers spotted pieces of their Katalina Phan fishing boat floating in the ocean and the fisherman in a life raft.
Captain Paul Amaral picked them up about five miles off the coast of Carpinteria a short time later.
They were brought back to the Ventura Harbor in good condition.