Coast Guard, Good Samaritan rescue distressed mariner for the second time
HONOLULU — The Coast Guard rescue coordination center in Honolulu, a C-130 Hercules aircraft crew from Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point, and a Good Samaritan rescued a distressed mariner who was adrift 200 miles northwest of Christmas Island, Wednesday.
The master of the 43-foot sailing vessel Currandera suffered a catastrophic failure to his engine and re-activated his personal locating...