Two fishermen were rescued by the United States Coast Guard after their fishing vessel began taking on water a couple miles offshore Molokai last week. Officials praised the men for quickly activating an emergency beacon that allowed the Coast Guard for a rapid, precise response.
A Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Air Station Barbers Point, Oahu located the men in a life raft, safely hoisted them, and brought them ashore to the air station in Kapolei, Oahu on Dec. 17, according to a Coast Guard news release.
A video published on the Coast Guard’s website shows the two men being lifted on a basket to the helicopter, one at a time, while a rescuer assists them from the water. Both men were wearing lifejackets during the rescue…