11 Rescued After Ship Sinks Off Hawaiian Island
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iStock/Thinkstock(HONOLULU) -– Eleven people were rescued on Thursday after a 95-foot towing vessel sank two and half miles off the coast of the Hawaiian island of Oahu, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.
Officials received a call around 3:13 pm HST from the pilot about the towing vessel Nalani, stating their vessel was taking on water, and they were in danger of sinking.
A nearby patrol boat from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and towing vessel Tiger 7 heard the urgent broadcast put out to nearby mariners of the situation and responded to the sinking ship.
The crews on the two boats were able to safely rescue the 11 crew members shortly before two Coast Guard boats arrived on the scene.
All 11 survivors were wearing lifejackets, according to officials.
The cause of the sinking is unknown and remains under investigation.
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