An HC-130 Hercules airplane crew from Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point conducts an airdrop of antibiotics to a commercial fishing vessel 675 miles offshore Hilo, Hawaii, May 7, 2025. The 68-year-old captain of the fishing vessel had been reportedly experiencing symptoms including severe abdominal pain and fever. (U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Avery Tibbets and Air Station Barbers Point)
SANTA RITA, Guam — The U.S. Coast Guard suspended the active search for Mr. Jeffery Hattori, a 58-year-old boater missing west of Guam aboard his 14-foot skiff, the Lady G, the evening of April 19, 2025, pending new information.
Lt. Chelsea Garcia, search and rescue mission coordinator, expressed the weight of the decision. “Suspending this search is heartbreaking, as we’ve poured every available resource and ounce of resolve into...
SANTA RITA, Guam —The U.S. Coast Guard, in partnership with Guam Fire Rescue and the U.S. Navy, is actively searching on April 13, 2025, for Jeffery Hattori, a 58-year-old boater whose 14-foot skiff, Lady G, failed to return to Hagåtña Boat Basin as scheduled.
Hattori departed the marina at 5:30 a.m. local time on April 12 and was expected back by 4 p.m. that day. His vehicle and boat trailer remain at the basin. Hattori’s skiff,...
