Coast Guard, partners search for missing snorkeler off Maui
Coast Guard 45-foot Response Boat -Medium file photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Rob Lester
HONOLULU — The Coast Guard, Maui Fire Department, and Ocean Safety are searching for a missing snorkeler off Maui, Friday.
The 60 year-old female snorkeler was last seen approximately 75-yards off of Keawakapu Beach, Maui, Thursday, while snorkeling with her husband.
At 1:00 p.m., Thursday, Sector Honolulu...
Coast Guard, partners rescue mariners from overturned vessel off Oahu
Coast Guard and Ocean Safety crews rescued three mariners from an overturned vessel off the south of Oahu, Oct. 16, 2020. (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Air Station Barbers Point)
Honolulu — Coast Guard and Ocean Safety crews rescued three mariners from an overturned vessel off the south of Oahu, Friday.
Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point MH-65 Dolphin helicopter and Ocean Safety Jet Ski...
Coast Guard suspends search for missing woman off Oahu
Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point MH-65 Dolphin helicopter file photo by PA3 Luke Clayton
HONOLULU – The Coast Guard suspended their active search for the missing swimmer off Waimea Bay at 11:00 p.m., Sunday, before transferring the lead to Honolulu Fire Department who will attempt further location and recovery through Monday.
Hanna Wänerskog, 20, remains missing.
“This incident is...
Coast Guard seeks public’s help identifying owner of surfboard found off Diamond Head
The Coast Guard is seeking the public’s help identifying the owner of a blue, 6-foot surfboard found about 100 yards off Diamond Head, Sept. 8, 2019. (U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo)
HONOLULU — The Coast Guard is seeking the public’s help identifying the owner of a blue, 6-foot surfboard found approximately 100 yards off Diamond Head, Sunday.
A Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point MH-65 Dolphin...
Coast Guard rescues 6 aboard foundering canoe off Oahu
The Coast Guard, Honolulu County Fire Department and Ocean Safety first responders rescue six paddlers aboard a sinking canoe off Black Point near Diamond Head, Hawaii, Aug. 18, 2019. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Fireman Olga Davis)
HONOLULU — The Coast Guard, Honolulu Fire Department, and Ocean Safety Lifeguard Services rescued six paddlers aboard a sinking canoe off Diamond Head, Sunday.
There...
Coast Guard, Honolulu Fire, Ocean Safety conduct joint training on Hawaii’s North Shore
An Ocean Safety and Lifeguard Services rescue craft operator is hoisted into a Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point MH-65 Dolphin helicopter during joint training on Oahu’s North Shore Nov. 7, 2017, ahead of the island’s famed annual high surf season. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point)
HONOLULU — Coast Guard, Honolulu Fire Department and Ocean Safety...
Coast Guard, Ocean Safety rescue kayakers on Molokini Crater
HONOLULU — The Coast Guard and Ocean Safety rescued two kayakers trapped on Molokini Crater Monday.
Watchstanders at the Coast Guard Sector Honolulu Command Center received notification at 3:20 p.m. from Maui Fire Department of two kayakers who were beset by weather and were forced onto the rocks on Molokini Crater. After climbing to safety, the kayakers called 911 for assistance.
A 45-foot Response...
Navy, Coast Guard and Ocean Safety complete Kaneohe Bay Search & Rescue Exercise
HONOLULU – Navy Waterfront Operations, Coast Guard and Ocean Safety crews completed the 2012 Search and Rescue Exercise in Kaneohe Bay, Oahu, Wednesday.
The exercise consisted of involved agency crews searching for several simulated distressed people in the water, and a recreational vessel with an injured operator.
Operations tested the ability to coordinate and execute joint search and rescue...
Final agreement signed to formalize search and rescue across Hawaii
Lihue, HAWAII – Representatives from the Coast Guard and Kauai City and County signed a memorandum of agreement during a ceremony at the Kauai Fire Department Headquarters to improve search and rescue interoperability on and around Kauai, Monday.
Rear Adm. Charles W. Ray, 14th Coast Guard District commander, and Kauai Mayor Bernard P. Carvalho, Jr. signed the agreement that sets forth terms by which...
