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42 people safe after abandoning ship 1,800 miles south of Hawaii
Feb 11th, 2016 · Comments Off on 42 people safe after abandoning ship 1,800 miles south of Hawaii
HONOLULU – The Coast Guard successfully coordinated the rescue of 42 people who abandoned ship when their fishing vessel American Eagle caught fire approximately 1,800 miles south of the Hawaiian Islands, Wednesday.
An HC-130 Hercules airplane crew from Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point arrived on scene at 5:10 p.m. (HST), established communications with the fishing vessel’s crew and dropped...