Coast Guard locates two missing Kiribati fishermen south of Oahu [Image 2 of 2]

PACIFIC OCEAN

12.12.2017

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Tori Barrett 

U.S. Coast Guard District 14 Hawaii Pacific

A Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules aircrew from Air Station Barbers Point in Oahu, Hawaii, locates two missing fishermen from Washington Island, Kiribati, in a 14-foot aluminum boat disabled and adrift more than 1,300 miles south of Oahu Dec. 12, 2017. The Hercules crew dropped a data marker buoy approximately 100-yards from the vessel and successfully dropped a search and rescue package containing food, water, a VHF Radio, and a Search and Rescue Transponder. With the VHF radio, despite a language barrier, the Hercules crew was able to establish communication with the fishermen and alert them a vessel was en route to their area. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point/Released)

• Date Taken: 12.12.2017
• Date Posted: 12.13.2017 21:17
• Photo ID: 4027484
• VIRIN: 171212-G-GO214-1002
• Resolution: 640x447
• Size: 57.66 KB
• Location: PACIFIC OCEAN