The Coast Guard is seeking the public’s help in identifying the owner of an unmanned adrift orange kayak spotted one mile off Leleiwi Point near Hilo on Friday. ADVERTISING The Coast Guard is seeking the public’s help in identifying the
The Coast Guard is seeking the public’s help in identifying the owner of an unmanned adrift orange kayak spotted one mile off Leleiwi Point near Hilo on Friday.
The crew of a Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules airplane is currently searching for the owner of the kayak in the vicinity of the sighting and an urgent marine information broadcast has been issued alerting mariners in the area to keep a sharp lookout and report any sightings to the Coast Guard Sector Honolulu command center.
Watchstanders at the sector received a report at 2 p.m. from the Hercules crew regarding the found kayak. The watchstanders immediately diverted the Hercules crew from their training mission and issued the UMIB.
Anyone with information that may help identify the owner of the kayak is asked to contact the Coast Guard Sector Honolulu Command Center at 808-842-2600.
