Coast Guard searching for owner of kayak found off Maui
The Coast Guard is seeking the public’s help in identifying the owner of a kayak found adrift approximately one mile south of La Perouse Bay, Maui, Tuesday.
The two-person, Otter kayak is yellow with Old Town markings.
Watchstanders at the Coast Guard Sector Command Center received notification of the kayak from the passenger vessel Maui Magic about 11 a.m.
A 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew from Station Maui and an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew from Air Station Barbers Point are searching the area for a possible kayaker in distress.
Anyone able to identify the kayak is asked to contact the Sector Honolulu Command Center at 842-2600.