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Coast Guard escorts damaged sailboat back to Kailua-Kona
POSTED: 02:33 p.m. HST, Nov 08, 2009
The Coast Guard cutter Galveston Island is escorting a 41-foot sailboat back to Kailua-Kona Harbor after five people spent the night aboard, tossed in rough seas about 50 miles west of the Big Island.
About 8:30 p.m., the sailboat reported losing its rigging west of Kailua-Kona.
A Coast Guard C-130 dropped a search and rescue kit containing food, water, flares and a radio for the crew until the Honolulu-based 110-foot Galveston Island could arrive, said Coast Guard spokesman Petty Officer 3rd Class Luke Clayton.
About 3:30 a.m., the Galveston Island reached the sailboat and tried to repair the rigging, but didn't have the right equipment, Clayton said.
The Galveston Island crew gave the stranded boaters' fuel and is escorting them back to Kailua-Kona Harbor at a low speed because of the rough weather conditions, Clayton said.
The sailboat, which had originally departed from Ala Wai Small Boat Harbor, is expected to arrive in Kona about 4 p.m., Clayton said. No one was injured.
The Coast Guard cutter Galveston Island is escorting a 41-foot sailboat back to Kailua-Kona Harbor after five people spent the night aboard, tossed in rough seas about 50 miles west of the Big Island.
About 8:30 p.m., the sailboat reported losing its rigging west of Kailua-Kona.
A Coast Guard C-130 dropped a search and rescue kit containing food, water, flares and a radio for the crew until the Honolulu-based 110-foot Galveston Island could arrive, said Coast Guard spokesman Petty Officer 3rd Class Luke Clayton.
About 3:30 a.m., the Galveston Island reached the sailboat and tried to repair the rigging, but didn't have the right equipment, Clayton said.
The Galveston Island crew gave the stranded boaters' fuel and is escorting them back to Kailua-Kona Harbor at a low speed because of the rough weather conditions, Clayton said.
The sailboat, which had originally departed from Ala Wai Small Boat Harbor, is expected to arrive in Kona about 4 p.m., Clayton said. No one was injured.
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