#fishing boat rescue

2 men airlifted near Molokaʻi after making mayday call from fishing boat in distress

Watchstanders received a mayday call from the captain of the Holokai, a 42-foot commercial fishing vessel, stating the boat was taking on water 2 miles south of Molokaʻi at 1:50 p.m. Wednesday. The men were located in a life raft and were safely hoisted and brought to shore to the air station in Kapolei.

Fishermen Safe After Boat Runs Aground off Lānaʻi

Firefighters found a motor boat stuck on the reef about 100 yards off Lanai. The boat drifted onto the reef while two men aboard were addressing seawater rising in the hull…