Coast Guard seeks public help in locating possible person in distress off Maui

Coast Guard seeks public help in locating possible person in distress off Maui
The Coast Guard is requesting public assistance in identifying the owner of this life jacket found drifting near Molokini Crater, July 5, 2015. (U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo) HONOLULU — The Coast Guard is requesting assistance in locating the owner of a life jacket found floating near Molokini Crater, Sunday. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Honolulu received notification at 10:38 a.m. that...

Coast Guard continues search for missing mariner off Lanai

Coast Guard continues search for missing mariner off Lanai
The debris field from the fishing vessel Munchkin off Lanai, Hawaii, April 24, 2015. (U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo)HONOLULU – The Coast Guard continues searching for a missing mariner after the fishing vessel he was aboard capsized approximately one mile west of Lanai, Sunday. Missing is Ron Ingraham. The Coast Guard rescued Kenny Corder and is still searching for Ingraham after receiving a mayday...

Search continues for missing man from grounded fishing vessel Munchkin

Search continues for missing man from grounded fishing vessel Munchkin
The debris field from the fishing vessel Munchkin off Lanai, Hawaii, April 24, 2015. (U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo) HONOLULU – The Coast Guard continues searching for a missing mariner after the fishing vessel he was aboard capsized approximately one mile west of Lanai, Friday. Missing is Ron Ingraham. The Coast Guard rescued Kenny Corder and is still searching for Ingraham after receiving a mayday...

Coast Guard rescues 25 after tour boat runs aground in Maui

HONOLULU – Coast Guardsmen from Station Maui assisted in the rescue of 25 passengers aboard a grounded tour boat near La Perouse Bay, Maui, Sunday. Watchstanders in the Joint Rescue Coordination Center in Honolulu received a signal from an Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon registered to the 30-foot tour boat Kanaloa at 8:26 a.m. The vessel’s information was passed to watchstanders at...

Coast Guard search crews continue to search for missing Maui diver

HONOLULU – U.S. Coast Guard crewmembers continue to search a 330 square mile area within the Maui Triangle for a diver who went missing approximately 180-feet below the water three miles west of Lanai, Friday afternoon.

Coast Guard and local search crews look for missing snorkeler

HONOLULU – U.S. Coast Guard, Maui Fire Department and Maui Police Department crews were searching for a missing snorkeler in the vicinity of Black Rock Beach on Maui, Thursday.

Station Maui to hold National Safe Boating Week event

HONOLULU – In recognition of National Safe Boating Week, the Coast Guard will help Maui County Mayor Charmaine Tavares kick off safe boating week activities at Kihei Boat Ramp Sunday on Maui.

Efficiency team “saves” Coast Guard units throughout Hawaii

Story by Seaman Stanley Guzman, Air Station Barbers Point Coast Guard units throughout Hawaii are taking proactive measures to reduce energy costs and consumption. The Coast Guard understands that inefficiency takes money away from missions and the tax payers’ dollars. With this understanding in mind, 11 civilian and military technicians from Base Support Unit (BSU), Honolulu formed the Sustainability...

Coast Guard suspends search for missing Maui snorkeler after 3-day search

HONOLULU — The U.S. Coast Guard suspended the search today for Bryce Essler, a 20-year-old Canadian man first reported missing Thursday afternoon off Kaanapali, Maui.