A small swell gently rocking the boats in Marina del Rey on Wednesday morning was a welcome sight following a tsunami ...

Any boaters on the water are also asked to monitor marine radio channel 16 during these operations. A temporary flight restriction is also in place so aircraft in the area can operate safely.

Footage shows firefighting tankers scooping up water from the Pacific Ocean to douse flames from the nearby Palisades Fire in Pacific Palisades. Jan. 7, 2025. (Daniel Sparks via Storyful) ...

One of those items is "probe down." Pilot: Probes are down. Sheehy: The way the aircraft picks up water, as it does not stop or suck it up, there's no vacuum, it scoops it.

In 2004, EPA tested aircraft drinking water quality and reviewed air carrier compliance with regulations, finding that 15 percent of examined aircraft tested positive for total coliform bacteria.

As a result, the sheriff’s air support unit removed the $459,000 water tanks from its two Huey aircraft, leaving them unprepared, unmanned or out-for-maintenance as homes burned May 11 in Laguna ...

Any boaters on the water are also asked to monitor marine radio channel 16 during these operations. A temporary flight restriction is also in place so aircraft in the area can operate safely.