Men rescued after boat sinking, 1956

1 image. Men rescued after boat sinking, 16 July 1956. Gerald Sebastian -- 31 years (owner and skipper); Jim McCoy (ambulance attendant); Harvey S. Kellogg -- 26 years; Bill McDowell (ambulance attendant); Frank J. Leupp; Adam Szfas.; Caption slip reads: "Photographer: Emery. Date: 1956-07-16. Reporter: Emery & Harbor to rw. Assignment: 4 men rescued after boat sinking Catalina Channel bet. Avalon & Long Beach, 1 A.M. 87: 4 soggy & shivering boatmen who spent 2 hours or so paddling in mid-channel by flashlight after their outboard hit something & sank; arriving at Seaside Hospital, Long Beach, by ambulance from Pierpoint Landing where Coast Guard & rescuers escorted them. L to R: Gerald Sebastian, 31, of 1042 W. Manchester Inglewood, owner & skipper of the 16-ft nameless outboard; ambulance attendant Jim McCoy; Harvey S. Kellogg, 26, of 3301 Maxson Pl. El Monte (white jacket); Adam Szfas Jr., 23, of 875 Burch Ave Hawthorne (blanket on head); Frank J. Leupp, 25, of 6531 Denny Ave N. Hollywood (carrying wet black coat in right hand); at right, ambulance attendant Bill McDowell holds hospital emergency ward door open for rescued men to enter. 86: Climbing out of ambulance to enter Seaside Hosp. Long Beach to be dried, warmed & hypoed with penicillin and examined for gasoline burns & possible injuries: L to R Gerald Sebastian (blanket over shoulder); ambulance man (facing right) Jim McCoy; Harvey S. Kellogg (white jacket, being 'handed out' of ambulance by two amb. men); Amb. man Bill McDowell (left arm and back of neck); Frank J. Leupp (cigarette to mouth); (fourth resc. man Adam Szfas Jr face shows only, in ambulance)".