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'Lady Hawk' Sinks After Engine-Room Catches Fire
(CBS) RANCHO PALOS VERDES Flames engulfed and then sank a 45-foot cabin cruiser called the Lady Hawk Friday two miles off the coast of Rancho Palos Verdes, near the Point Vincente Lighthouse.
Los Angeles County firefighters were called to the scene about 10 a.m., according to Inspector Sam Padilla of the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
The sole occupant, identified by the Coast Guard as John Hockenil, jumped from the vessel when the flames broke out and was picked up by another boater, Hockenil said.
He was not injured. The Coast Guard reported that the fire began in the engine compartment.
(CBS) RANCHO PALOS VERDES Flames engulfed and then sank a 45-foot cabin cruiser called the Lady Hawk Friday two miles off the coast of Rancho Palos Verdes, near the Point Vincente Lighthouse.
Los Angeles County firefighters were called to the scene about 10 a.m., according to Inspector Sam Padilla of the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
The sole occupant, identified by the Coast Guard as John Hockenil, jumped from the vessel when the flames broke out and was picked up by another boater, Hockenil said.
He was not injured. The Coast Guard reported that the fire began in the engine compartment.