Coast Guard, partners rescue missing paddleboarder off Maui

Coast Guard, partners rescue missing paddleboarder off Maui
Maui County Fire Department Air 1 helicopter crew deployed a rescue swimmer and recovered a missing paddleboarder off Ukumehame Beach park, Friday after a Coast Guard Auxiliary aircrew located her. HONOLULU ⎼ The Coast Guard and Maui County Fire Department rescued a missing stand-up paddleboarder approximately 1.25 nautical miles off Ukumehame Beach park, Friday. The Maui County Fire Department Air...

Coast Guard locates missing kayakers off Island of Hawaii

Coast Guard locates missing kayakers off Island of Hawaii
Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point C-130 Hercules aircraft file photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Tara Molle HONOLULU — The Coast Guard found two overdue kayakers off Punalu’u Beach, Thursday. An Air Station Barbers Point C-130 Hercules aircrew located the kayakers and air dropped a message block to make contact. The kayakers confirmed they did not need Coast Guard assistance and were not in...

Coast Guard rescues 6 people from grounded vessel off Honolulu

Coast Guard rescues 6 people from grounded vessel off Honolulu
HONOLULU — Six people were rescued by the Coast Guard Thursday evening after their 34-foot sailing vessel grounded while entering the Keehi Channel off Honolulu. A Coast Guard MH-65 helicopter crew from Air Station Barbers Point safely hoisted the people from sailing vessel Malia and took them back to the air station.  “We are very proud of our search and rescue assets and that we could assist...

Coast Guard assist Honolulu Fire Department, Ocean Safety rescue 3 kayakers off Kaena Point, Oahu

Coast Guard assist Honolulu Fire Department, Ocean Safety rescue 3 kayakers off Kaena Point, Oahu
HONOLULU – A Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Air Station Barbers Point located two missing kayakers beset by wind two miles offshore Kaena Point, Oahu about 10:20 a.m. today. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Honolulu were notified at 10 a.m. today that Honolulu fire Department was responding to three kayakers in distress near Kaena Point and diverted the Coast Guard helicopter...

Coast Guard ends search for person in the water off Waikiki

Coast Guard ends search for person in the water off Waikiki
HONOLULU — The Coast Guard ended the search for a person in water off Waikiki after the man was found safe, Sunday. The 19-year-old male returned safely to his house approximately 4 a.m. Watchstanders at the Coast Guard Sector Honolulu Command Center received notification from the Honolulu Police Department at 8:50 p.m., of a 19-year-old male who went missing while swimming to shore from a floating...

Coast Guard searching for person in the water off Waikiki

Coast Guard searching for person in the water off Waikiki
HONOLULU — The Coast Guard is searching for a person in the water approximately one mile off Waikiki. Watchstanders at the Coast Guard Sector Honolulu Command Center received notification from the Honolulu Police Department at 8:50 p.m., of a 19-year-old male who went missing while swimming to shore from a floating flotilla near Waikiki Walls. The man was last seen at approximately 4:50 p.m. before...

Search continues for missing scuba diver near Makaha Beach Park

Search continues for missing scuba diver near Makaha Beach Park
HONOLULU — The Coast Guard and Honolulu Fire Department continue the search for a missing scuba diver near Makaha Beach Park, Oahu, Thursday. Coast Guard Cutter Kittiwake, an 87-foot coastal patrol boat, Coast Guard Cutter Galveston Island, a 110-foot coastal patrol boat, a 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew from Station Honolulu, an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew and an HC-130 Hercules airplane crew...

Search continues for missing diver near Makaha Beach Park

Search continues for missing diver near Makaha Beach Park
USCGC Kittiwake steams away from Diamond HeadHONOLULU — The Coast Guard and Honolulu Fire Department continue the search for a missing scuba diver near Makaha Beach Park, Oahu, Wednesday. Coast Guard Cutter Kittiwake, an 87-foot coastal patrol boat homeported in Honolulu, a 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew from Station Honolulu, an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Air Station Barbers Point, a...

Search continues for missing man from grounded fishing vessel Munchkin

Search continues for missing man from grounded fishing vessel Munchkin
The debris field from the fishing vessel Munchkin off Lanai, Hawaii, April 24, 2015. (U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo) HONOLULU – The Coast Guard continues searching for a missing mariner after the fishing vessel he was aboard capsized approximately one mile west of Lanai, Friday. Missing is Ron Ingraham. The Coast Guard rescued Kenny Corder and is still searching for Ingraham after receiving a mayday...