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Boat Theft Suspect Calls Police for Help 12/13/2007 SANTA BARBARA - A Thanksgiving weekend joyride in a 27-foot sportfisher was cut short when a boat theft suspect reportedly had to call authorities for help, after the vessel broke down. The suspect - Bryan Risdon, 25, of Carpinteria - is accused of taking the 27-foot Radon sportfisher Jan Marie out of Santa Barbara Harbor for a cruise with two friends. His trip came to an abrupt end when the boat broke down, according to Santa Barbara police. FULL STORY... Boats Harnessed to Provide Water for Firefighting on Shore 9/20/2007 By Ambrosia Sarabia SAN DIEGO - The San Diego Harbor Police demonstrated how a new device for harnessing water from tugboat pumps and an arrangement with the Navy will help local agencies extinguish fires, should traditional water sources be cut off in an emergency. Local officials - including Michael Bixler, vice chairman of the San Diego Board of Port Commissioners, and Chief Kirk Sanfilippo of the San Diego Harbor Police - along with firefighters from the San Diego Harbor Police, the Federal Fire Department, the National City Fire Department, the Chula Vista Fire Department and the Coronado Fire Department, gathered at the National City Marina Terminal Sept. 4 to see how multiple agencies will be able to share water resources at the port. FULL STORY... Newport Gets New Rescue Boat 9/6/2007 Team members of the Orange County Sheriff's Harbor Patrol and Newport Beach Fire Department and Lifeguard Department attended the Aug. 29 christening of the harbor's newest rescue boat, Sea Watch II. Fire Chief Steve Lewis (pictured) led the event. FULL STORY... OTHER HEADLINES Small Boat Causes Security Scare Chertoff Visits Port, Highlights Security Technology Recreational Boats Restricted From Controlled Navigation Areas in L.A. Harbor Tougher Security Measures Recommended for Ventura Harbor Patrol Aerial Monitoring Helps Manage Sanctuary MORE HEADLINES