Authorities on Sunday recovered the boat involved in a fatal accident off Marine Corps Base Hawaii at Kaneohe Bay.
The Coast Guard said the 17-foot Boston Whaler washed up on shore at Fort Hase Beach on the base at 2 a.m. Base authorities recovered the vessel after it came ashore.
Three men were in the boat when it was hit by a rogue wave and overturned at about 10 p.m. Friday, Honolulu firefighters said.
Two of the men were in the water for more than four hours before they were able to swim to North Beach on the base and call for help at about 2:25 a.m. Saturday. One of the men, a Marine, became separated from the other men before they returned to shore, and firefighters found his body underwater about 8:25 a.m. Saturday.
He was stationed at the base, a base spokesman said. His identity was not released.
The Coast Guard had issued a warning to mariners about the drifting boat before it was recovered.
3 wave riders rescued from rip current
Lifeguards rescued three people caught in a strong rip current at a surf spot on the North Shore on Sunday.
The incident was reported at about 5:45 p.m. at the “Freddy’s” area.
The lifeguards used a rescue watercraft to bring a bodyboarder and two surfers back to shore.
No injuries were reported.
Vehicles set ablaze near Sunset Beach
Police opened three arson cases after multiple vehicles were damaged Saturday morning near Sunset Beach.
The vehicles were in different locations, but in the same vicinity, and appeared to be maliciously damaged at about 3:40 a.m., police said. The suspects were unknown.
Police opened two first-degree arson cases and one third-degree arson case.
