K38 Rescue
06-30-2010, 02:39 AM
Rider Headed To Molokai Rescued Off Makapuu
Man Headed For Molokai Calls In Emergency
POSTED: 11:27 am HST June 29, 2010
UPDATED: 3:26 pm HST June 29, 2010
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Teams from the Coast Guard, Honolulu Fire Department and Ocean Safety responded to a mayday call from a man off Makapuu on Tuesday.
The disabled Jet Ski-like personal watercraft was about 2 miles off Makapuu Lighthouse before 10 a.m. when the rider, Jeff Davis, of Molokai, called the Coast Guard for help.
Davis was heading back to Molokai when his watercraft began sinking. He said there were three holes.
The Coast Guard called in HFD, which had its Air 2 helicopter conducting exercises nearby. The HFD rescue team sent in a swimmer to the watercraft.
Fire Department Capt. Lance Okai said rescuers worried there might have been more than one person on the stricken craft, because Davis was not in the driver's seat. "He was on the sled, not the driver's seat.
Usually if you're on a jet ski you'll stay in the driver's seat. We were worried there may have been more than one skier but it turns out he was the only skier," Okai said.
Responders towed in the watercraft to a nearby cove.
Davis was not hurt. He told KITV4 that he normally does not take a radio with him when he goes through the Molokai Channel. He said this time a friend gave him a VHF radio. That was how he could call the Coast Guard.
"Usually I don't have one of those. A friend had a couple of them so he gave one to me just in case, so I was thankful that. Really thankful," Davis said.
Davis said he has gone between Molokai and Oahu several times without incident. This is a trip he won't soon forget.
"Oh, that was pretty exciting. Yeah, pretty lonely out there when nothings working," said Davis.
http://www.kitv.com/news/24085771/detail.html
Man Headed For Molokai Calls In Emergency
POSTED: 11:27 am HST June 29, 2010
UPDATED: 3:26 pm HST June 29, 2010
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(http://www.kitv.com/news/24085771/detail.html#)HFD's Air 2 helicopter prepares for a rescue.
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Teams from the Coast Guard, Honolulu Fire Department and Ocean Safety responded to a mayday call from a man off Makapuu on Tuesday.
The disabled Jet Ski-like personal watercraft was about 2 miles off Makapuu Lighthouse before 10 a.m. when the rider, Jeff Davis, of Molokai, called the Coast Guard for help.
Davis was heading back to Molokai when his watercraft began sinking. He said there were three holes.
The Coast Guard called in HFD, which had its Air 2 helicopter conducting exercises nearby. The HFD rescue team sent in a swimmer to the watercraft.
Fire Department Capt. Lance Okai said rescuers worried there might have been more than one person on the stricken craft, because Davis was not in the driver's seat. "He was on the sled, not the driver's seat.
Usually if you're on a jet ski you'll stay in the driver's seat. We were worried there may have been more than one skier but it turns out he was the only skier," Okai said.
Responders towed in the watercraft to a nearby cove.
Davis was not hurt. He told KITV4 that he normally does not take a radio with him when he goes through the Molokai Channel. He said this time a friend gave him a VHF radio. That was how he could call the Coast Guard.
"Usually I don't have one of those. A friend had a couple of them so he gave one to me just in case, so I was thankful that. Really thankful," Davis said.
Davis said he has gone between Molokai and Oahu several times without incident. This is a trip he won't soon forget.
"Oh, that was pretty exciting. Yeah, pretty lonely out there when nothings working," said Davis.
http://www.kitv.com/news/24085771/detail.html