Updated at 9:44 p.m., Friday, December 1, 2006
Teenage boy in catamaran accident pronounced dead
Advertiser Staff
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A U.S. Coast Guard ship brings the catamaran Na Hoku II in to the Ala Wai Boat Harbor after a mast broke during a cruise, killing a teenage boy and injuring at least two passengers on board. See more photos.
JEFF WIDENER | The Honolulu Advertiser
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EMS officials tonight said a teenage boy injured in a catamaran accident off Waikiki has been pronounced dead at The Queen's Medical Center.
He was taken there after a mast on the Na Hoku II catamaran collapsed, crushing him.
Two other passengers, both women, were injured.
Witnesses said the catamaran cruise began at 3:30 p.m. and the accident occurred at about 5 p.m.
