Key Points
- A yacht struck a rock near Laguna Beach and began to sink Sunday evening.
- Lifeguards rescued all four people; no injuries reported, boat later towed to Newport Harbor.
- Low tide exposed rocks; accident described as costly, “A boat is a hole in the water…”
On Sunday evening, I was walking my dog on the shoreline of Laguna Beach.
To the north, a peculiar scene emerged – police lights flashing from a boat, as that vessel circled what appeared to be another boat, a yacht, in the process of sinking.
It was over by Rockpile, one of Laguna’s weird and wonky (yet beloved) novelty waves. I watched for a few minutes, but the dog got antsy. So, we kept it moving in the other direction. Then, I got curious as to what had happened? Sure enough, it was a scene…