Diving Accident Victim Identified Jul 16, 2008
SAN DIEGO -- Authorities released the name today of a 60-year-old Mendocino County man who died in a hospital after being stricken by an unknown medical emergency while scuba diving near San Clemente Island. David McCorkle of Willits was spear-fishing off a charter boat about two miles from the Navy-owned isle, 75 miles northwest of San Diego, when he indicated that he was low on oxygen around noon Monday, according to the county Medical Examiner's Office. (TheSanDiegoChannel.com, CA)
Diver Dies After Rescue Off San Clemente Island Jul 15, 2008
The diver, a 60-year-old man, was diving off an anchored diving charter about two miles off of San Clemente Island. He was brought to the surface after experiencing complications underwater, according to the Coast Guard. (NBCSandiego.com, CA)
Scuba Diving Accident Leaves Man Dead Jul 15, 2008
SAN DIEGO -- A man stricken by some type of physical problem while scuba diving near San Clemente Island Monday was airlifted to San Diego and rushed to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead, officials Monday said. The 60-year-old man, whose name was withheld pending family notification, was diving from a charter boat about two miles offshore from the Navy-owned isle when he succumbed to the unknown ailment about noon. (TheSanDiegoChannel.com, CA)
Coast Guard copter aids diver, who later dies Jul 15, 2008
SAN DIEGO A 60-year-old diver was declared dead at a hospital Monday after suffering an unknown ailment while diving off a charter boat near San Clemente Island, said Petty Officer Jetta Disco. A Coast Guard helicopter flew out to the vessel, which was located about two miles from the island, at about noon and brought him back to the base on San Diego Bay, along with a nurse who was on the boat, Disco said. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Key figure in OC missing-man case found in Arizona May 15, 2008
Vendrick told his wife he was preparing for a boat trip to San Clemente Island to close the deal with some secret government workers, Amormino said. A search began after he failed to return home to Phoenix. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Science)
'Person Of Interest' In Missing Person Case Found In Mexico May 15, 2008
The small boat that Vendrick bought -- ostensibly to sail with Shawkey to San Clemente Island, which is controlled by the U.S. military -- turned up several days later in Long Beach ... Detectives were unable to substantiate there ever was a business deal in San Clemente Island, Amormino said. (NBC4.tv, CA)
Letters for Friday, May 9, 2008 May 10, 2008
However, since America is becoming such a liberal nation, an alternative to the death penalty might be as follows: Take all the murderers out of our prisons and put them on San Clemente Island off the coast of California, no guards on the island but give them plenty of lumber to build shelters, plenty of food to sustain them and let them live with their own kind. Think of the money it would save the taxpayers. (Missoulian, MT)
Missing man's boat without motor, anchor, investigators say Mar 5, 2008
Vendrick and Shawkey apparently bought the boat to sail out to San Clemente Island, authorities said. The boat was purchased shortly before Vendrick was declared missing. (FOX 11, AZ)
Missing man's boat had engine replaced; anchor was gone Feb 27, 2008
The two apparently bought the boat to sail out to San Clemente Island, which is controlled by the US Navy. Shawkey told police that the engine had not been working properly, and he had replaced it, said Jim Amormino, of the Orange County Sheriffs Department, on Tuesday. (AZCentral -- News)
Man missing after Calif. business trip Feb 21, 2008
Vendrick arrived in Long Beach on Friday and rented a PT Cruiser to drive to Dana Point where the two men bought a boat to take to San Clemente Island, which is controlled by the U.S. Navy. Although authorities were told the pair were closing a multi-million dollar deal, no government officials have been identified in this deal, Amormino said. (AZCentral)
3.2 Quake Reported 20 Miles Off San Clemente Island Feb 19, 2008
2 Quake Reported 20 Miles Off San Clemente Island ... 2 earthquake was reported Monday 20 miles off the coast of San Clemente Island, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. (NBC4.tv, CA)
Environmentalism: Whales Before Men Jan 9, 2008
In addition, the judge forbade the use of midfrequency active sonar in the Catalina Basin, an underwater canyon between Santa Catalina Island and the Navy-owned San Clemente Island. Her order comes as the Navy is conducting training exercises involving active sonar that can find the superquiet submarines now in use by the navies of 41 nations. (Investors Business Daily)
Court gives Navy sonar rules to lessen SoCal marine life damage Jan 4, 2008
District Court Judge Florence-Marie Cooper also barred the Navy from employing sonar in the Catalina Basin, an area that is home to what she called "a high density of marine mammals." This area extends from Santa Catalina Island south to San Clemente Island. we do not believe it struck the right balance between national security and environmental concerns. (Fresno Bee -- State)
Navy must cut sonar use off California Jan 4, 2008
In addition to the 12-mile buffer along the coast, the judge forbade the use of mid-frequency active sonar in the Catalina Basin, an underwater canyon between Santa Catalina Island and the Navy-owned San Clemente Island, because it's an area known to have a high density of whales. But the judge refused to bar the Navy from conducting exercises off the Tanner and Cortez banks, and the Westfall seamount -- undersea mountains that tend to attract whales. (Los Angeles Times)
Fatal Navy helicopter crash still a mystery Dec 24, 2007
Minutes after lifting off from the deck of the amphibious assault ship Bonhomme Richard, two Navy MH-60S Seahawk helicopters flew in formation above the calm Pacific near San Clemente Island ... Four Navy crew members died in January when a Seahawk helicopter crashed into the Pacific near San Clemente Island. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
More of this story May 30, 2007
These animals originated from San Clemente Island, off the coast of California, and were left behind by Spanish settlers. For roughly 500 years, the goats had no human interaction until the 1970s, when the island was bought and many of the goats were killed because they were destroying the land. (Newport Daily News, RI)
Navy Aircrew's Remains Recovered Feb 19, 2007
The wreckage was recovered approximately 16 miles northeast of San Clemente Island, officials said. "It's a great example of teamwork, dedication and technology, all working together to execute this important mission," said Cpt. (NBCSandiego.com, CA)
Sad.. sigh.. Since we obviously don't have enough of our brethren dying these days... More... Jan 30, 2007
The crew members were aboard a Navy MH-60S Knighthawk helicopter that crashed at 2:30 p.m. while training off of the USS Bonhomme Richard near San Clemente Island, Navy officials said. Will was found quickly after the crash Friday and transported by helicopter to a hospital aboard the ship, where he was pronounced dead, Meydenbauer said. (North County Times)
Navy Stops Search For 3 Missing In Helicopter Crash Jan 29, 2007
A flotilla that included inflatable boats, two destroyers, a guided missile cruiser and a dock landing ship had been searching near San Clemente Island, about 50 miles off the coast. Coast Guard ships and aircraft had helped in the search. (NBCSandiego.com, CA)
Military: Helicopter crash search called off Jan 29, 2007
The helicopter was on a pre-deployment training mission near San Clemente Island. The destroyer Chung-Hoon and the guided-missile cruiser Chosin were part of the joint Navy-Marine Corps exercise. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Navy suspends search for three Navy helicopter crew members Jan 28, 2007
Earlier Saturday, a Navy plane assisted five Navy vessels in the search for the helicopter crew that was on a search-and-rescue training exercise with the USS Bonhomme Richard near San Clemente Island. Even Saturday morning before the search was suspended, Hanzlik said it was becoming difficult to remain optimistic "given the temperature of the water, it's certainly of grave concern to us.". (North County Times)
One dead, three missing after helicopter crash near Pendleton Jan 28, 2007
The MH-60S Seahawk chopper crashed about 2:30 p.m. 50 miles offshore near San Clemente Island while training near the USS Bonhomme Richard, Navy Cmdr. Jack Hanzlik said. (North County Times)
Navy Seahawk Crashes Into Pacific Jan 27, 2007
The MH-60S, commonly known as a Seahawk, was on a mission off the USS Bonhomme Richard near San Clemente Island. Navy search-and-rescue efforts were under way as darkness fell. (CBS News)
At Least One Dead In Military Chopper Crash Jan 27, 2007
The M-H-60-S, commonly known as a Seahawk, was on a mission off the U-S-S Bonhomme Richard near San Clemente Island, directly west of the Camp Pendleton Marine base. Hanzlik says he doesn't know what type of maneuver the helicopter was performing when it crashed. (WTKR.com, VA)
One killed in navy helicopter crash off California coast Jan 27, 2007
The MH-60S helicopter, commonly known as a Seahawk, was on a training mission off the USS Bonhomme Richard near San Clemente Island, when it crashed at 2:45 p.m., according to Hanzlik. Referring to what type of maneuver the helicopter was performing when it crashed, he said, "They didn't crash into another aircraft or anything like that.". (Xinhuanet, China)
Navy helicopter crashes; 1 dead Jan 27, 2007
The copter was on a pre-deployment training mission near San Clemente Island. The Navy destroyer Chung-Hoon and the guided-missile cruiser Chosin were part of the joint Navy-Marine Corps exercise. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Turse: Baghdad 2025 Jan 11, 2007
In November, the Navy awarded a $12,500,000 contract for construction of a "Special Operations Force Military Operations on Urban Terrain Training Complex" at San Clemente Island, California. And in December 2006, the Army agreed to pay $11,838,998 for a new "Military Operations Urban Terrain Facility" for Fort Irwin, California. (Zmag.org)
