WILSON, James C.

WILSON, James C. ( -1964);

In the News~

May 4, 1964 [LAT]: “Father, 3 sons feared lost in boat accident. A Goleta man and his three sons were believed drowned after their 17-ft. outboard cabin cruiser was found capsized in choppy, wind-lashed waters Sunday. Their partly submerged craft was spotted 3 miles southeast of Anacapa Island by a Coast Guard aircraft. An Israeli freighter was diverted to the site and crew men found four life preservers in the boat. Coast Guard officers at Santa Barbara said that James C. Wilson, 5673 Marbury Dr., and his sons, 11-year-old twins and 13, disappeared Saturday enroute to Santa Cruz Island. While Coast Gueard amphibious aircraft and a helicopter scoured the area until sundown Sunday, a cutter was dispatched from Santa Barbara to tow the boat in. Along with the rough seas searchers had to contend with winds up to 35 m.p.h. Adverse weather continued to hamper recreation-minded weekenders throughout the state...”

May 4, 1964 [Desert Sun]: “Santa Barbara. A father and three sons were presumed drowned during the weekend after their 17-foot outboard cabin cruiser was found capsized in the ocean near Anacapa Island. James C. Wilson, a geologist of nearby Goleta and the boys — 11-year-old twins and a 13-year-old were last seen Saturday as they left on a trip to Santa Cruz Island to study rock formations.”