HONOLULU — The Coast Guard and Navy are searching for an overdue vessel with one person aboard west of Oahu Saturday.
Missing is a 61-year-old man who departed on a fishing trip early Wednesday morning and was reportedly fishing near the Waianae coast off the southwest side of Oahu around noon Wednesday.
The vessel has a white hull, pink trim and twin outboard engines.
Coast Guard teams have so far searched for a combined 89 hours and covered approximately 175,968 square miles. Current on-scene weather conditions are winds of 30 mph and 2- to 4-foot seas with 8- to 10-foot swells and 10 miles of visibility.
Search efforts began after Coast Guard Sector Honolulu command center watchstanders received notification at 2:15 p.m. Thursday from the harbormaster of Waianae Small Boat Harbor that the man’s truck and trailer were still at the boat ramp.
Watchstanders issued an urgent marine information broadcast and coordinated the launch of a Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point HC-130 Hercules airplane crew and MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew, a Coast Guard Station Honolulu 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew and the crew of fast response cutter USCGC Joseph Gerczak (WPC 1126). A Navy P-8 Poseidon airplane crew with Navy Command Task Force-32 on Marine Corps Base Hawaii is also assisting with the search.
Anyone with information that may assist in search efforts should contact the Coast Guard on VHF-FM channel 16 or call the Sector Honolulu command center at 1-800-552-6458.
Involved in the search are:
- Coast Guard Sector Honolulu
- Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point
- Coast Guard Station Honolulu
- Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Gerczak (WPC 1126)
- Navy Command Task Force-32
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