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Rogue waves hit Hawaii fishing vessel that sank, owner says

By CALEB JONES Associated Press | Tuesday, March 27, 2018, 4:10 p.m.
In this image provided by the U.S. Coast Guard, the commercial longline fishing vessel Princess Hawaii sinks about 400 miles north of the Big Island on Sunday, March 25, 2018. Eight people, including the crew, captain and a federal fishery observer abandoned the ship and escaped in a life raft. A Coast Guard air crew dropped a radio to the life raft and helped establish communication with the vessel's sister ship, the Commander, which was fishing nearby and came to rescue the survivors. (U.S. Coast Guard via AP) ▲
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HONOLULU — The owner of a fishing vessel that sank off Hawaii over the weekend says two massive rogue waves hit the boat, swamping it and forcing the crew to abandon ship.

Loc Nguyen, owner of the Honolulu-based longline fishing vessel Princess Hawaii, told The Associated Press Tuesday that two waves hit the vessel, one from the back and one from the side.

Nguyen says the fishing crew had already set about 15 miles of line when the waves crashed, knocking five workers into the water. He said the captain, a federal observer and another crew member had been inside and were able to deploy the vessel’s life raft.

The eight people aboard were rescued by the vessel’s sister ship about 12 hours later. No injuries were reported.

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