Three Rescued After Hurricane Julio

Three Rescued After Hurricane Julio2

The US Coast Guard reports that three men were rescued after spending 24 hours battling the effects of Hurricane Julio aboard a disabled sailboat 414 miles northeast of Oahu Monday.

 

The 42-foot sailboat enroute from Stockton, Calif., to Honolulu, was dismasted and flooding with three passengers aboard.

The 661-foot Matson container ship Manukai safely embarked the three passengers at 7:52 a.m. Monday.

The container ship successfully shot a line to the sailboat’s crew and pulled the sailboat and crew alongside the ship. The passengers disembarked the sailboat and climbed a 30-foot ladder draped over the side of Manukai’s hull.

The Walkabout remains adrift. The Coast Guard has issued a warning notifying mariners of the hazard to navigation.

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Press Release, August 13, 2014; Image: US Coast Guard