Updated at 3:30 p.m., Saturday, December 30, 2006
Coast Guard rescues 2 fishermen off Ni'ihau
Advertiser Staff
The Coast Guard last night rescued two fishermen whose boat ran aground off the southern tip of Ni'ihau.The fishermen, based on Kaua'i, were not injured.
The Coast Guard said they got a distress call at about 7:15 p.m. yesterday from the fishing boat Wahine Kapaloa IV.
An HH-65 Dolphin rescue helicopter was dispatched, and the men were airlifted to safety.
