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Search underway for fisherman who went overboard off the Big Island

The man was reported missing by his twin brother, who was also on the boat

By Star-Bulletin staff

POSTED: 02:02 p.m. HST, Nov 13, 2009

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Coast Guard and Kaneohe Bay Marine Corps aircraft and ships are searching the waters off the Big Island for a fisherman who was reported missing early today from a 34-foot boat.

Dennis Johnson reported his twin brother Devon missing at 2:45 a.m. today about 60 miles west of the Big Island, the Coast Guard said.

The two were about to switch helm duties aboard the Kealia when Dennis noticed his brother missing, the Coast Guard said.

Dennis Johnson called the Kealia's owner who informed the Coast Guard which dispatched is HH-65 Dolphin helicopter, C-130 aircraft and two patrol boats -- the Honolulu-based Galveston Island and Hilo-based Kiska.

 Devon Johnson was last seen wearing an olive green sweater and black shorts, but no life jacket.

The Coast Guard searched more than 1,600 square miles -- an area more than twice the size of the island of Maui -- and has asked the HSL Squadron 37 at Marine Corps Base Hawaii for aerial assistance with the search. The HSL Squadron 37 flies SH-60 Seahawks.

Also expected to join the search are as many as five private fishing vessels from the Kailua-Kona side of the Big Island and a family friend with an aircraft, the Coast Guard said.

Weather in the area is reported to be seas of eight feet and winds from the southeast at 25 mph.

Coast Guard and Kaneohe Bay Marine Corps aircraft and ships are searching the waters off the Big Island for a fisherman who was reported missing early today from a 34-foot boat.


Dennis Johnson reported his twin brother Devon missing at 2:45 a.m. today about 60 miles west of the Big Island, the Coast Guard said.

The two were about to switch helm duties aboard the Kealia when Dennis noticed his brother missing, the Coast Guard said.

Dennis Johnson called the Kealia's owner who informed the Coast Guard which dispatched is HH-65 Dolphin helicopter, C-130 aircraft and two patrol boats -- the Honolulu-based Galveston Island and Hilo-based Kiska.

 Devon Johnson was last seen wearing an olive green sweater and black shorts, but no life jacket.

The Coast Guard searched more than 1,600 square miles -- an area more than twice the size of the island of Maui -- and has asked the HSL Squadron 37 at Marine Corps Base Hawaii for aerial assistance with the search. The HSL Squadron 37 flies SH-60 Seahawks.

Also expected to join the search are as many as five private fishing vessels from the Kailua-Kona side of the Big Island and a family friend with an aircraft, the Coast Guard said.

Weather in the area is reported to be seas of eight feet and winds from the southeast at 25 mph.

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