Tragedy hit a cargo ship off the Santa Barbara County coast.
The bulk carrier ship African Cardinal reported that a crew member fell overboard at around 5 a.m. Tuesday, when the ship was about 14 miles southwest of point conception.
An air and sea search was started. Rescue teams covered 200 square nautical miles unsuccessfully looking for the crew member. The search was called off at around sunset Tuesday, some 15 hours after it started.
