3 survive after sail boat sinks in the Pacific
HONOLULU –Three mariners have made it safely to Oahu aboard a container ship after their sailboat sank 280 miles northeast of Hilo, Hawaii, Thursday.
The crew of the 38-foot sailboat Liahona contacted the Coast Guard Cutter Kiska Tuesday at approximately 5:30 p.m via satellite phone. The vessel became disabled in seas of 6-to-13 feet and winds of 34 mph. The vessel reportedly suffered damage to...
Coast Guard suspends search for overboard crewmember of cruise ship Grand Princess
HONOLULU — The Coast Guard suspended the search Wednesday for a 34-year old male Filipino crewmember reported overboard from the cruise ship Grand Princess approximately 1,133 miles northeast of Hilo.
Two HC-130 Hercules airplane crews from Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point conducted searches of the area and dropped two Self-Locating Datum Marker Buoys.
The SLDMB is used in search and rescue...
Search underway in Pacific for overboard cruise ship Grand Princess crewmember
HONOLULU — The search is underway for a crewmember reported overboard from a cruise ship approximately 1,133 miles northeast of Hilo, Tuesday.
Watchstanders at the Coast Guard Joint Rescue Coordination Center were notified at approximately 12 a.m., regarding a 34-year-old male Filipino national who was reported overboard from the cruise ship Grand Princess.
The crewmember was last seen at approximately...
Sick mariner rescued by Coast Guard, maritime partners
HONOLULU – An 81-year-old mariner is in stable condition after a coordinated medical evacuation between the Coast Guard and the crew of the Horizon Reliance, a vessel registered with the Automated Mutual Assistance Vessel Rescue System, Wednesday.
Coast Guard watchstanders in the Joint Rescue Coordination Center Honolulu received a call at 9:30 a.m. Monday from Coast Guard Pacific Area who received...
Rescued family meet with Coast Guard to discuss lessons learned
HONOLULU – A Canadian family rescued after their sailboat sunk during a voyage from Mexico to Hawaii, met with Coast Guardsmen to discuss lessons learned from the recent rescue in an effort to improve the search and rescue process Wednesday.
The three survivors and other members of their family met with Coast Guard watchstanders from the Joint Rescue Coordination Center Honolulu at the Prince Jonah...
3 survive after sail boat sinks in the Pacific
HONOLULU – The Coast Guard coordinated the rescue of two adults and one child aboard a disabled sailboat which sank 280 miles northeast of Hilo, Hawaii Wednesday.
The crew of the 38-foot sailboat Liahona contacted the Coast Guard Cutter Kiska Tuesday at 5:26 p.m. after becoming disabled in seas of 6-to-13 feet and winds of 34 mph. The vessel reportedly suffered damage to its top forestay and it’s...
