Coast Guard and Marines seek Big Isle fisherman - Hawaii News

Coast Guard and Kaneohe Bay Marine Corps aircraft and ships searched the waters off the Big Island yesterday for a fisherman who was reported missing from a 34-foot boat.

[Doug]

Error in headline. HSL 37 is stationed at the Marine Corps Base Hawaii, but they are a US Navy squadron, not Marines.

[NOEND]

who is paying for this costly search of a dead man.???????

[Pahiki]

NOEND I hope you never need an ambulance or a rescue. But he well could be alive for a day or so and it is worth a life.

[LauLau]

I hope they find this man!!!!!!!!

[Moe Larry Curly]

NOEND wrote:

who is paying for this costly search of a dead man.???????

Who would pay if your family member was missing at sea? Its a human courtesy to make a effort to find this man. If it is a hoax like the Colorado father that said his kid was in a balloon then its time to make them pay for it.

[Gia]

This is not a hoax and all the help we can get the better imagine you losing a family member / your best friend -twin brother

[Local fisherman]

This is such sad news.

For those who fish on boats, or know of people who fish on boats, be aware of this very VERY important device: Personal Locator Beacon (PLB).

It emits an emergency signal that satellites pick up, along with your GPS location. It's small enough to wear all the time.

The Coast Guard saved at least 4 people here in Hawaii already. They got the call in 15 minutes or less, and had a helicopter on scene in 90 minutes. The victims were home, safe and sound, before they even made the news.

Please pass this along. Hopefully they'll never need it. But if they do, it WILL save a life.

BTW, this can be used anywhere in the world. Ocean, mountains, desert, rainforest.