Two college students in a homemade boat made from plastic kiddie wading pools, plywood, 20 5-gallon buckets and duct tape were rescued off the coast of Santa Barbara early Saturday. The two male college students in their 20s set off from Isla Vista near UC Santa Barbara sometime Friday evening or early Saturday. They appeared to be drifting out to sea, said Mike Eliason, the Santa Barbara County fire spokesman. Sat off Isla Vista after they were unable to return to shore in their boat fashioned from duct tape, buckets, and kiddie pools. *Call Newsline* pic.twitter.com/Ug568BY9EF — SBCFireInfo (@EliasonMike) May 8, 2021The Santa Barbara County Fire Department dispatched a group of three rescue swimmers in wet suits with long paddle boards from Isla Vista and two seacraft from UC Santa Barbara.

Source: Los Angeles Times May 10, 2021 05:48 UTC