Hanauma Bay, Hawai’i (KHON2) – Two men were rescued outside Hanauma Bay on Saturday after their 12-foot vessel sank, according to the Honolulu Fire Department.
75-foot shuttle boat grounded at Kewalo Basin, none injured
HFD received the 911 call at 4:06 p.m. and responded with six units. Crews arrived at 4:27 p.m. and began searching the shoreline and offshore area.
Officials said a large wave swamped the vessel, causing it to sink. The man in his 20s swam to shore, climbed up the rocks and called for help. The second boater, a man in his 50s, drifted further out.
A good Samaritan on a jet ski located the older man and assisted firefighters in getting him onto HFD’s rescue boat.
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He was transferred to EMS at the harbor at 4:50 p.m…