Abandoned Vessel Information for Boaters
Abandoned vessels in our waterways are a major problem as they create navigation and environmental hazards. Consider the pollution that comes from one abandoned boat that sinks-oil, fuel, antifreeze and many synthetic and often toxic materials the boat itself is made of. Not only do these harmful substances destroy fish habitat and our drinking water, but the blight and dangers that come from sunken boats put boaters at great safety risks.
Legal penalties are substantial for those caught abandoning a boat including stiff fines, liens on your property and possibly jail.
In the Water Action
to Deal with Abandoned Vessels
in California Waterways
Report Abandoned or Sinking Vessels to your Local Marine Patrol and the US Coast Guard. Check the resources below to identify your Local Marine Patrol and the US Coast Guard contacts in your area.
- Sector Humboldt Bay (707) 269-2550 (from the Mendocino - Sonoma County line north to the California - Oregon border)
- Sector San Francisco Bay (415) 399-3530 (All ocean waters and islands in an area bounded on the North by a line bearing 270 degrees true from the Sonoma-Mendocino county line on the coast at 38-45. 5N; on the West by the outermost extent of the U. S. Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ); and on the South by a line bearing 240 degrees true from the Monterey-San Luis Obispo county line at the coast at 35-47. 5N. Inland units include The California Counties of San Mateo, San Francisco, Marin, Sonoma, Napa, Yolo, Sutter, Yuba, Sierra, Nevada, Placer, El Dorado, Sacramento, Solano, Contra Costa, Alameda, Santa Clara, Stanislaus, San Joaquin, Tuolumne, Calaveras, Amador, Alpine, Monterey, Santa Cruz, San Benito, Merced, Mariposa, Madera, Fresno, and Mono; all Nevada counties except Clark county; all Utah counties except Washington, Kane, Garfield, and San Juan counties; and Sweetwater county, Wyoming.) The Central California patrol area, managed by Coast Guard Group San Francisco, includes the ocean area bounded by the Gualala River (Sonoma/Mendocino County line) to the north, Monterey/San Luis Obispo County line to the south, 200 nautical miles out to sea to the west, and includes the waters of San Francisco Bay.
- Sector Los Angeles (310) 521- 3600 (Covers an area from the Monterey County line south to San Diego County line and out 200 nautical miles for a total of 64,000 square miles.)
- Sector San Diego (619) 278-7033 (From San Mateo point to the Mexico border.)
California Marine Patrol
COASTAL
MARINE PATROL | ADDRESS | CONTACTS |
Del Norte County Sheriff | 650 Fifth Street Cresecent City, CA 95531 | PHONE: (707) 464-4191 X229 FAX: (707) 464-6527 |
HUMBOLDT COUNTY SHERIFF | 826 4th Street Eureka, CA 95501 |
PHONE: (707) 268-3636 FAX: (707) 445-7764 |
LONG BEACH FIRE DEPARTMENT | 225 Marina Drive Long Beach, CA 90803 |
PHONE: (562) 570-1288 FAX: (562) 570-1289 |
LOS ANGELES COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT | 1320 N. Eastern Avenue, Room 225 Los Angeles, CA 90063 |
PHONE: (323) 838-2310 FAX: (323) 869-0731 |
LOS ANGELES CITY LIFEGUARDS | 3401 Riverside Drive Los Angeles, CA 90027 |
PHONE: (323) 906-7953 FAX: (323) 906-7963 |
LOS ANGELES HARBOR PATROL | 13851 Fiji Way Marina Del Rey, CA 90292 |
PHONE: (310) 823-7762 FAX: (310) 822-7696 |
LOS ANGELES PORT DISTRICT | 425 South Palos Verdes Street San Pedro, CA 90733 |
PHONE: (310) 732-3491 FAX: (310) 831-3689 |
MONTEREY COUNTY HARBOR | City Hall Monterey, CA 93949 |
PHONE: (408) 646-3950 |
MORRO BAY HARBOR PATROL | 1275 Embarcadero Morro Bay, CA 93442 |
PHONE: (805) 772-6254 FAX: (805) 772-6258 |
MORRO BAY STATE PARK Southern Field Division SAN LUIS OBISPO COAST DISTRICT |
State Park Road, Morro Bay, CA 93442 |
PHONE: (805) 772-2560 |
MOSS LANDING HARBOR DISTRICT | 7881 Sandholdt Rd. Moss Landing, CA 95039 |
PHONE: (831) 633-5417 |
NAPA COUNTY SHERIFF | 1535 Airport Road Napa, CA 94558 |
PHONE: (707) 253-4637 FAX: (707) 966-3805 |
ORANGE COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT | 1901 Bayside Drive Corona Del Mar, CA 92625 |
PHONE: (949) 723-1002 FAX: (949) 673-6285 |
SAN FRANCISCO HARBOR PATROL | 3950 Scott Street San Francisco, CA 94123-1063 |
PHONE: (415) 292-2013 FAX: (415) 292-2015 |
SAN MATEO COUNTY HARBOR DISTRICT | 95 Harbormaster Rd. #1 South San Francisco, CA 94080 |
PHONE: (650) 952-0808 FAX: (650) 871-7532 |
SAN MATEO HARBOR PATROL | 330 W. 20th Avenue San Mateo, CA 94403 |
PHONE: (650) 522-7460 FAX: (650) 522-7461 |
SAN MATEO COUNTY HARBOR DISTRICT (OYSTER POINT MARINA) |
95 Harbor Master Road, Unit 1 So. San Francisco, CA 94080 |
PHONE: (415) 952-0808 |
SAN MATEO COUNTY HARBOR DISTRICT (PILLAR POINT) |
One Johnson Pier Half Moon Bay, CA 94019 |
PHONE: (650) 726-4723 FAX: (650) 726-7740 |
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT | PO Box 32 San Luis Obispo, CA 93406 |
PHONE: (805) 781-4553 FAX: (805) 781-4634 |
SAN LUIS OBISPO (PORT SAN LUIS HARBOR PATROL) | PO Box 249 Avila Beach, CA 93424 |
PHONE: (805) 595-5435 FAX: (805) 595-5434 |
SAN DIEGO CITY LIFEGUARDS Lifeguard Services | 2581 Quivira Court San Diego, CA 92109-8398 |
PHONE: (619) 221-8833 FAX: (619) 221-8858 |
SAN DIEGO HARBOR POLICE DEPARTMENT | 3380 North Harbor Drive San Diego, CA 92101 |
PHONE: (619) 686-6516 FAX: (619) 686-6522 |
SANTA BARBARA HARBOR DEPARTMENT | 132-A Harbor Way Santa Barbara, CA 93109 |
PHONE: (805) 564-5529 |
SANTA BARBARA CITY HARBOR DEPARTMENT | 132-A Harbor Way Santa Barbara, CA 93109 |
PHONE: (805) 564-5530 FAX: (805) 897-2588 |
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT | 4434 Calle Real Santa Barbara, CA 93160 |
PHONE: (805) 681-4100 |
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT | 701 Ocean Street, Room 340 Santa Cruz, CA 95060 |
PHONE: (408) 454-2290 |
SANTA CRUZ PORT DISTRICT | 135 Fifth Avenue Santa Cruz, CA 95062 |
PHONE: (408) 475-6161 FAX: (408) 475-9558 |
SONOMA COUNTY SHERIFF | 2796 Ventura Ave. Santa Rosa, CA 95403 |
PHONE: (707) 433-0728 FAX: (707) 431-9223 Dispatch:(707) 527-2121 |
VENTURA COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT | 800 So. Victoria Avenue Ventura, CA 93009 |
PHONE: (805) 654-9511 FAX: (805) 654-9518 |
VENTURA PORT DISTRICT | 1603 Anchors Way Ventura, CA 93001 |
PHONE: (805) 642-8618 FAX: (805) 658-2249 |
VENTURA STATE LIFEGUARDS | 901 San Pedro Street Ventura, CA 93001 |
PHONE: (805) 648-3321 FAX: (805) 641-3873 |
Bay-Delta
MARINE PATROL | ADDRESS | CONTACTS |
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY SHERIFF | 1980 Muir Road Martinez, CA 94553 |
PHONE: (925) 427-8507 FAX: (925) 427-8512 |
NAPA COUNTY SHERIFF | 1535 Airport Road Napa, CA 94558 |
PHONE: (707) 253-4637 FAX: (707) 966-3805 |
SACRAMENTO COUNTY SHERIFF | 9250 Bond Road Elk Grove, CA 95624 |
PHONE: (916) 875-0471 FAX: (916) 686-2705 |
SAN FRANCISCO HARBOR PATROL | 3950 Scott Street San Francisco, CA 94123-1063 |
PHONE: (415) 292-2013 FAX: (415) 292-2015 |
SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY SHERIFF | 7000 Michael N. Canlis Blvd. French Camp, CA 95231 |
PHONE: (209) 953-3428 FAX: (209) 468-4167 |
SANTA CLARA COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT | 55 West Younger Avenue San Jose, CA 95110-1721 |
PHONE: (408) 299-3870 |
SOLANO COUNTY SHERIFF | 530 Union Avenue, #100 Fairfield, CA 94533-6306 |
PHONE: (707) 580-4977 FAX: (707) 431-1382 |
SONOMA COUNTY SHERIFF | 2796 Ventura Ave. Santa Rosa, CA 95403 |
PHONE: (707) 433-0728 FAX: (707) 431-9223 Dispatch:(707) 527-2121 |
SUISUN CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT | 701 Civic Center Blvd Suisun City, CA 94585-2693 |
PHONE: (707) 421-7386 FAX: (707) 422-8074 |
Inland
MARINE PATROL | ADDRESS | CONTACTS |
AMADOR COUNTY SHERIFF
|
700 Court Street Jackson, CA 95642 |
PHONE: (209) 223-6516 FAX: (209) 223-1609 |
BUTTE COUNTY SHERIFF | 33 County Center Drive Oroville, CA 95965 |
PHONE: (530) 538-7543 FAX: (530) 538-2099 |
CALAVERAS COUNTY SHERIFF | 891 Mountain Ranch Road San Andreas, CA 95249 |
PHONE: (209) 754-6478 FAX: (209) 736-5808 |
COLUSA COUNTY SHERIFF |
929 Bridge Street Colusa, CA 95932 |
PHONE: (530) 458-0221 FAX: (530) 458-0213 |
EL DORADO COUNTY SHERIFF |
300 Fair Lane Placerville, CA 95667 |
PHONE: (530) 621-5691 FAX: (530) 626-8091 |
FRESNO COUNTY SHERIFF |
P. O. Box 1788 OR 2200 Fresno Street Fresno, CA 93717 |
PHONE: (559) 488-3924 FAX: (559) 488-3282 |
GLENN COUNTY SHERIFF | 543 West Oak Street Willows, CA 95988 |
PHONE: (530) 934-0352 FAX: (530) 934-6429 |
IMPERIAL COUNTY SHERIFF | 328 Applestill Road El Centro, CA 92243 |
PHONE: (760) 339-0169 FAX: (760) 339-0171 |
INYO COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMEN | 301 W. Line Street Bishop, CA 93574 |
PHONE: (760) 873-6431 FAX: (760) 873-6515 |
KERN COUNTY | 1110 Golden State Avenue Bakersfield, CA 93301 |
PHONE: (661) 868-7016 FAX: (661) 868-7001 |
KINGS COUNTY SHERIFF |
1444 W. Lacey Blvd.
Hanford, CA 93230 |
PHONE: (559) 582-3211X 12795
FAX : (559) 584-4738 BOATS:(559) 469-4027 |
LAKE COUNTY SHERIFF | 1220 Martin Street Lakeport, CA 95453 |
PHONE: (707) 279-1591 FAX: (707) 262-4220 |
LASSEN COUNTY SHERIFF | 1415 Sheriff Cady Lane Susanville, CA 96130 |
PHONE: (530) 251-8013 FAX: (530) 257-9363 |
MADERA COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT | 14143 Road 28 Madera, CA 93638 |
PHONE: (209) 675-7769 |
MERCED COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT | 2222 M Street Merced, CA 95340-3780 |
PHONE: (209) 675-7769 |
MODOC COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT |
PO Drawer 460 Alturas, CA 96101 |
PHONE: (530) 233-4416 FAX: (530) 233-4971 |
MARIPOSA COUNTY SHERIFF
|
P. O. Box 276
Mariposa, CA 95338 |
PHONE: (209) 966-3615 FAX: (209) 742-5090 |
MONO COUNTY SHERIFF |
P. O. Box 616 OR 100 Bryant Street Bridgeport, CA 93517-0616 |
PHONE: (760) 932-7549 FAX: (760) 935-4072 |
NEVADA COUNTY SHERIFF | 950 Maidu Avenue Nevada City, CA 95959 |
PHONE: (530) 265-1471 FAX: (530) 470-0439 |
PLACER COUNTY SHERIFF |
P. O. Box 6990 Auburn, CA 95604 |
PHONE: (530) 889-7821 FAX: (530) 889-6876 |
PLUMAS COUNTY SHERIFF |
1400 East Main Quincy, CA 95971 |
PHONE: (530) 283-6375 FAX: (530) 283-6344 |
RIVERSIDE COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT | 333 Limited Lake Elsinore, CA 92530 |
PHONE: (909) 245-3300 FAX: (909) 245-3311 |
RIVERSIDE COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT |
31516 Railroad Canyon Rd. Canyon Lake, CA 92587 |
PHONE: (909) 244-2955 X 16 FAX: (909) 246-2022 |
RIVERSIDE COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT | 260 N. Spring Street Blythe, CA 92225 |
PHONE: (760) 921-7900 FAX: (760) 921-7916 |
SAN BENITO COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT | 451 Fourth Street Hollister, CA 95023 |
PHONE: (831) 636-4080 FAX: (831) 636-1416 |
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY SHERIFF | 1111 Bailey Avenue Needles, CA 92363 |
PHONE: (760) 326-9308 FAX: (760) 326-9211 |
SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY SHERIFF |
7000 Michael N. Canlis Blvd. French Camp, CA 95231 |
PHONE: (209) 953-3428 FAX: (209) 468-4167 |
SHASTA COUNTY SHERIFF | 1525 Court Street Redding, CA 96001 |
PHONE: (530) 245-6075 FAX: (530) 245-6076 |
SIERRA COUNTY SHERIFF | 100 Courthouse Square Downieville, CA 95936 |
PHONE: (530) 289-3701 FAX: (530) 289-3318 |
SISKIYOU COUNTY SHERIFF |
311 Lane Street OR P. O. Box 959 Yreka, CA 96097 |
PHONE: (530) 436-2810 FAX: (530) 436-2811 Dispatch:(530) 841-2900 |
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE POLICE DEPARTMENT | 1352 Johnson Blvd. South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150-8217 |
PHONE: (530) 542-6120 FAX: (530) 542-1495 |
STANISLAUS COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT |
250 E. Hackett Road Modesto, CA 95358 |
PHONE: (209) 525-7015 FAX: (209) 525-7106 |
SUTTER COUNTY SHERIFF | Box 1555 OR 1077 Civic Center Blvd. Yuba City, CA 95993 |
PHONE: (530) 822-7307 FAX: (530) 822-7318 |
TEHAMA COUNTY SHERIFF | P. O. Box 729 Red Bluff, CA 96080 |
P. O. Box 729 Red Bluff, CA 96080 |
TRINITY COUNTY SHERIFF | P. O. Box 1228 Weaverville, CA 96041 |
PHONE: (530) 623-8122 FAX: (530) 623-3926 |
TULARE COUNTY PARKS |
5961 South Mooney Boulevard Visalia, CA 93277 |
PHONE: (559) 733-6653 X 4171 FAX: (559) 597-2437 |
TUOLUMNE COUNTY SHERIFF | 28 North Lower Sunset Drive Sonora, CA 95370 |
PHONE: (209) 533-6300 FAX: (209) 533-5831 Boat Patrol (209) 532-8420 |
YOLO COUNTY SHERIFF | 140 Tony Diaz Drive Woodland, CA 95776 | PHONE: (530) 668-5280 FAX: (530) 668-5238 |
YUBA COUNTY SHERIFF | P. O. Box 1389 or 215 Fifth Street Marysville, CA 95901 |
PHONE: (530) 749-7732
FAX: (530) 741-6445 Boat Patrol (530) 749-7737 |