Weekly Digest: May 25, 2026 to Jun 01, 2026

Summary

Responders reported two paddle boarders struggling in a strong current off Harbor Island near the Sheraton Hotels, with Coast Guard en route nearby. Coast Guard Sector San Diego then issued a Pan Pan for a reported vessel SOS roughly 45 nautical miles west/northwest of San Diego, asking vessels to assist if possible. A separate 39-foot trawler lost all power in the Mission Bay Channel with one person aboard, prompting a response unit.

Top Incidents This Week

Hey, there are two paddle boarders directly off Harbor Island, right by the Sheraton Hotels. They're struggling really hard against this current. I'm not sure if you guys want to go give them a hand. Can you repeat that, Hotel? Sheraton Hotel. Harbor PD, this is the Coast Guard 36002. We are en route. We're less than an aqua mile away. Harbor, please copy.

Pan Pan, Pan Pan, Pan Pan, all stations, all stations, all stations, this is the United States Coast Guard, Sector San Diego, this is the United States Coast Guard, Sector San Diego, this is the United States Coast Guard, Sector San Diego, May 29th, 2026 time, 2317 local, 0617 Coordinated Universal Time, Coast Guard received a report of a vessel having SOS in position 32°58.0' North, 118°04.4' West, all vessels are requested to keep a sharp lookout, assist if possible, and cover all sides of the Coast Guard, break, this is the United States Coast Guard, Sector San Diego, out.

39 feet overall, over. Roger that, 39 feet overall, do you know the number of POB? Persons on board? I'm sorry, number of people on board, one person on board, over. Okay, roger that, 39 foot trawler, lost all power, one person on board, and Mission Bay Channel will have a unit responding that way. Thank you, over.

Weekly Stats

Maritime VHF traffic dropped from 535 calls last week to 371 this week. Sécurité transmissions fell from 65 to 39 and Pan Pan counts declined from 13 to zero. Hail remains the largest category with a slight dip from 234 to 217 while uncategorized traffic rose markedly driven by a large Thursday spike. Total transmissions: 371 Pan Pan alerts: 0 Sécurité broadcasts: 39 Mayday calls: 0