Coast Guard Rescues 8 Sailors From Sinking Boat Near Hawaii
  • 6 years ago
A Coast Guard aircraft assisted in the rescue of eight men, whose fishing boat sank over 400 miles northeast of Hawaii’s Big Island on Sunday, March 25.The air crew of HC-130 Hercules were deployed to locate the Princess Hawaii after contact was lost with the vessel earlier on Sunday. A lifeboat with seven fishermen and one observer from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration were spotted near the partial sunken ship.KHON reported a VHF radio was dropped to the men, and their sister vessel, the Commander, rescued them late on Sunday. Credit: US Coast Guard via Storyful
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