Coast Guard concludes search for missing diver near Hull Beach
Boat Forces Detachment St. Thomas 33-foot Special Purpose Craft–Law Enforcement file photo
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Coast Guard air and surface units concluded their search for a missing free diver, who was recovered deceased Monday by the crew of a St. Thomas Rescue vessel near Hull Bay in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.
The deceased diver is a man, 39, a resident of St. Thomas who worked at a...
Coast Guard suspends search for missing free diver near Hana, Maui
HONOLULU — The Coast Guard suspended the joint search Sunday night for a free diver who originally went missing while swimming near Hana, Maui, Thursday.
Josh Goodwin, 40, remains missing.
“The decision to suspend a search is one of the hardest decisions a commanding officer has to make,” said Capt. Michael Long, commander, Coast Guard Sector Honolulu. “Our deepest sympathy goes...
Coast Guard suspends search for missing free diver near Big Island
HONOLULU — The Coast Guard suspended the search Saturday for a missing 55-year-old free diver who has been missing since Wednesday off the Big Island of Hawaii.
“The suspension of an active search and rescue case without definitive resolution is one of the most difficult decisions to make,” said Capt. Shannon Gilreath, commanding officer at Coast Guard Sector Honolulu. “We have saturated the...
Coast Guard, Hawaii County Fire Department searching for missing free diver near Big Island
HONOLULU — The Coast Guard and Hawaii County Fire Department are searching for a missing free diver in his 50s off the Big Island of Hawaii, Thursday.
The crew of a Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point MH-65 Dolphin helicopter is currently searching for the diver along with the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Ahi. Hawaii County Fire Department dive teams, rescue boat and helicopter crews are also...
Body of missing free diver recovered near Turtle Bay
HONOLULU — The Coast Guard has recovered the body of a missing free diver approximately 10 miles offshore of Turtle Bay.
Nicholas Spotkaeff was located by a good Samaritan who was boating offshore.
The good Samaritan contacted local authorities and a Coast Guard 45-foot Response Boat-Medium boat crew was diverted to the scene.
The body was was recovered and transported back to Haleiwa Harbor where...
