The Coast Guard suspended a search for a vessel in distress Sunday after receiving a mayday call Saturday.
A male voice was heard in a three- second call at about 12:30 p.m. to the Sector Honolulu command center, the Coast Guard said. A Rescue 21 system was able to track the location of the call to about 4 miles northwest of Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keahole.
In the call, the male said, “335 Marlin. Mayday, mayday. Orca.”
Nothing else was heard, and the caller did not respond to calls by the Coast Guard.
A Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter and the Cutter Joseph Gerzcak searched for the mariner along with the Hawaii County Fire Department’s helicopter, a U.S. Navy P-3 Orion aircraft and a Royal Australian Navy replenishment oiler, HMAS Success.
Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew West said after searching for about eight hours and without receiving any reports of parties in distress or overdue swimmers or boaters, the search was suspended, pending further developments.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Coast Guard at 842-2600.
Hawaiian quilt museum, only one of its kind, opens
The only Hawaiian quilt museum in the state is officially open.
West Hawaii Today reports the Kona Hawaiian Quilt Museum and Gallery opened Saturday, two years after museum founder Karen Barry started with the concept in 2016.
The museum displays nearly 60 Hawaiian quilts, some more than 100 years old. There are also pieces available for sale.
Barry promises an ever-changing exhibit as well as a home for traveling quilt shows, popular on the mainland.
The museum also offers family-friendly activities and an outreach program with schools, teaching the art and historical significance of Hawaiian quilting.
