Coast Guard, Navy, Royal New Zealand Air Force search for missing pilots off Kona

HONOLULU, HI, UNITED STATES

07.15.2016

Video by Lt. Kevin Cooper 

U.S. Coast Guard District 14 Hawaii Pacific

KONA, HAWAII, (July 16, 2016) -- Coast Guard and Royal New Zealand Air Force aircrews refuel in Kona, Hawaii, July 16, 2016. At 3:15 p.m. watchstanders at the Joint Rescue Coordonation Center in Honolulu received notification from Honolulu control facility personnel that the pilot of a dual engine aircraft with two people aboard radioed them reporting and in air emergency. The tower confirmed they then lost contact with the pilot and the plane no longer appeared on radar prompting the joint response. (U.S. Coast Guard video by Lt. Kevin Cooper/Released)

• Date Taken: 07.15.2016
• Date Posted: 07.15.2016 20:37
• Category: B-Roll
• Video ID: 475059
• VIRIN: 160716-G-ZZ999-001
• Filename: DOD_103473318
• Length: 00:00:17
• Location: HONOLULU, HI, US