On Wednesday morning, the Honolulu Fire Department responded to a distress call from a 30-foot sailboat with three people on board drifting more than a mile off the coast of Haleiwa. The boat became disabled after evacuating Haleiwa Boat Harbor during the tsunami event on Tuesday night, as reported by KITV.
Ocean Safety officials responded to a 911 call at 8:10 a.m. and made contact with a sailboat by 8:40 a.m., with HFD’s Air 1 helicopter locating the vessel shortly after. The incident happened during an evacuation, but all individuals on board were safe and did not need medical assistance, according to Hawaii News Now.
The Honolulu Fire Department towed a disabled sailboat back to land. Crews reached the shore at about 9:50 a.m., ensuring the vessel and its occupants returned safely.
