HONOLULU (KHON2) — In operations reaching from Hawaiʻi to the Pacific Northwest, the U.S. Coast Guard dealt with two separate rescues this week, highlighting the effectiveness of communication tools in the recovery of 22 individuals.
On Tuesday, May 26, the Coast Guard coordinated the rescue of a 74-year-old Canadian solo sailor stranded 489 miles off Tillamook, Oregon.
Navigating from Hilo, Hawaiʻi, to British Columbia, the mariner’s 29-foot sailboat, Alice, was de-masted by 30-foot seas and gale-force winds, injuring his shoulder and disabling the engine…