Coast Guard officials urge Pacific Northwest mariners to secure vessels ahead of fall weather
Operation Paddle Smart “If Found” Sticker
SEATTLE — Coast Guard officials are urging vessel and paddlecraft owners to properly secure and label their craft in anticipation of fall storms.
Coast Guard crews treat every unmanned and adrift vessel as a search and rescue case and immediately launch a search for people potentially in distress.
In 2015, Coast Guard search-and-rescue controllers...
Coast Guard seeking public’s help locating owner of surfboard found near Diamond Head
HONOLULU — The Coast Guard is seeking the public’s help identifying the owner of a surfboard found two miles south of Diamond Head Point, Oahu, Sunday.
The surfboard is white and 7 ft. long with no leash attached.
Anyone with information that may help identify the owner of the surfboard is asked to contact the Coast Guard Sector Honolulu Command Center at 808-842-2600.
Watchstanders at Sector...
Coast Guard seeking public’s help locating owner of kayak found near Hawaii Kai, Oahu
Kayak photo courtesy vessel Sea Fox.
HONOLULU — The Coast Guard is seeking the public’s help in identifying the owner of an unmanned, adrift kayak found in the vicinity of Hawaii Kai, Oahu, Saturday.
The two-person kayak is yellow with no markings, paddles or equipment onboard.
Anyone with information that may help identify the owner of the kayak is asked to contact the Coast Guard Sector Honolulu...
Coast Guard searching for owner of adrift green kayak near Kealakekua Bay, Big Island
HONOLULU — The Coast Guard is seeking the public’s help identifying the owner of a green kayak found approximately one mile south of Kealakekua Bay, Big Island, Monday.
Anyone with information that may help identify the owner of the kayak is asked to contact the Coast Guard Sector Honolulu Command Center at 808-842-2600.
Watchstanders at the Sector Honolulu Command Center received a report...
Coast Guard searching for owner of surfboard found adrift off Honolulu
HONOLULU — The Coast Guard is seeking the public’s help in identifying the owner of a surfboard found near the entrance to Honolulu Harbor, off Oahu, Sunday.
The surfboard is 9-feet long and is white with a gray stripe and a tiki logo.
Anyone with information that may help identify the owner of the surfboard is asked to contact the Coast Guard Sector Honolulu Command Center at 808-842-2600.
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