#U.S. Coast Guard

Three people are dead and two are injured after a tour helicopter crash on Kauaʻi, Thursday afternoon.  Island police received a text-to-911 message at approximately 3:45 p.m., that a helicopter had crashed into the ocean near Kalalau Beach. The helicopter was operated by Airborne Aviation and had a pilot and four passengers aboard.  

The three seals, DT12, a female pup and oldest of the group, DT48, a female pup, and DT46, a male pup, all likely weaned early at a small size, according to a press release from the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration.

The US Coast Guard conducted an underwater search using side scan sonar technology.

“My dad, Guy Croydon, was a husband, father, and soon-to-be grandfather,” Alex Croydon wrote on GoFundMe.

Unified Command for the Lahaina fire in West Maui has established a mission to assess, remove and dispose of hazardous materials, oil discharges, marine debris and sunken or displaced vessels from Lahaina Harbor and waterways.

Tuesday evening, the 45-foot Response Boat Medium crew arrived on scene and rescued 14 survivors from the Lahaina Harbor Breakwall with all survivors reported to be in stable condition.

A multi-agency search continues for a missing California man who was apparently swept out to sea while swimming at ‘Anini Beach on Kauaʻi.

Drunk driving is completely preventable yet claimed 172 lives nationwide from 6 p.m. Friday to 5:59 a.m. Monday during the 2019 Memorial Day weekend, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Additionally, alcohol use is the leading known contributing factor in fatal boating crashes, accounting for nearly a quarter of these deaths, according to a 2019 report on recreational boating by the U.S. Coast Guard.

Six mariners were rescued offshore of Lānaʻi when their 24-foot recreational vessel became disabled about 1.5 miles off of Mānele Harbor on Wednesday.

Coast Guard officials say itʻs the largest fine ever imposed in the District of Hawaiʻi for this type of offense. 

On Wednesday, the US Coast Guard rescued eight mariners from a fishing boat that was reported missing off Palau the day before. 

“storm surge is the abnormal rise of water generated by a storm’s winds” which can result in a “significant loss of life.”

The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation Harbors Division and the US Coast Guard will be holding informational meetings on the islands of Hawaiʻi, Maui, Kauaʻi and Oʻahu regarding preparations for storms this coming hurricane season. Hurricane season begins on June 1 and ends on November 30. The meetings will be held at the following locations and […]

A Fijian navy shiprider flew with an Air Station Barbers Point HC-130 Hercules aircrew on patrol over the Fijian Islands this past Saturday.

At 11:27 a.m., watchstanders were notified of an adrift dive float and flag found off Kanahā Beach Park, Maui. The float is fully inflatable, weathered and has a dive flag attached.

The Coast Guard is seeking the public’s help identifying the owner of an adrift orange dive float found 500-yards off La Perouse Bay, Maui Thursday.

Agencies are tracking what is described as a very large marine debris field or net mass last spotted in the Ka Iwi Channel between Moloka‘i and O‘ahu

The Coast Guard is seeking the public’s help identifying the owner of an unmanned and adrift red paddle board found two miles off Māʻalaea Bay, Maui, on Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2018.

Jeremy Dossetter, 27, and Oliver Kirsch, 25, remain missing

The US Coast Guard is continuing the search for two people who were aboard a Robinson R44 helicopter helicopter that went missing off the northwest side of Moloka‘i