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Boat capsizes off Kekaha
By The Garden Island
KEKAHA — A Kekaha fisherman checked in with police Sunday morning after a report of a capsized boat had alerted several first responder agencies and a rescue mission had begun.
The man told police that he and a friend from Waimea had sailed from Kikiaola Boat Harbor in a 12- to 14-foot Livingston boat at around 4 p.m. Saturday and were going fishing, a county news release states.
They were headed back when the boat flipped over at around 4 a.m. Sunday, forcing the men to swim to shore in Kekaha.
The Waimea man drove home, and the Kekaha man returned to Kikiaola Boat Harbor.
The Kaua‘i Fire Department, Kaua‘i Police Department, U.S. Coast Guard and Air-1 were all contacted at 7:09 a.m. Sunday after a caller notified Police Dispatch about a boat that was stuck in the reef about 350 yards offshore from a popular surfing spot known as Davidson’s in Kekaha, the release says.
Police, fire and the Coast Guard responded to the scene and a Na Pali Explorer captain who was in the area provided assistance.
The search was called off after the men checked in with police upon hearing sirens and seeing emergency vehicles in the area.
The man told police that he and a friend from Waimea had sailed from Kikiaola Boat Harbor in a 12- to 14-foot Livingston boat at around 4 p.m. Saturday and were going fishing, a county news release states.
They were headed back when the boat flipped over at around 4 a.m. Sunday, forcing the men to swim to shore in Kekaha.
The Waimea man drove home, and the Kekaha man returned to Kikiaola Boat Harbor.
The Kaua‘i Fire Department, Kaua‘i Police Department, U.S. Coast Guard and Air-1 were all contacted at 7:09 a.m. Sunday after a caller notified Police Dispatch about a boat that was stuck in the reef about 350 yards offshore from a popular surfing spot known as Davidson’s in Kekaha, the release says.
Police, fire and the Coast Guard responded to the scene and a Na Pali Explorer captain who was in the area provided assistance.
The search was called off after the men checked in with police upon hearing sirens and seeing emergency vehicles in the area.
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