{"id":280477,"date":"2018-07-23T06:00:13","date_gmt":"2018-07-22T20:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=280477"},"modified":"2018-07-23T06:00:13","modified_gmt":"2018-07-22T20:00:13","slug":"coast-guard-maui-fire-rescue-save-3-paddle-boarders-off-maui","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/coast-guard-maui-fire-rescue-save-3-paddle-boarders-off-maui\/","title":{"rendered":"Coast Guard, Maui Fire Rescue save 3 paddle boarders off Maui"},"content":{"rendered":"

HONOLULU<\/strong>\u2014A Coast Guard Station Maui crew and Maui Fire and Rescue responders saved three paddle boarders in distress near Ukumehame Beach Park, Maui, Wednesday.<\/p>\n

The Station Maui 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew found the paddle boarders holding onto a single paddleboard and was able to bring them onto the boat before Jet Ski operators from Maui Fire and Rescue returned them to shore. <\/p>\n

At approximately 2pm, Station Maui watchstanders received a report from a beachgoer who called 911 about three paddle boarders in distress 250-yards offshore. <\/p>\n

The RB-M crew was launched to respond. An Air Station Barbers Point MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew was also diverted from nearby training to assist.<\/p>\n

Once aboard, one paddle boarder was given medical assistance for a small cut on his foot before they were transferred to Maui Fire and Rescue Jet Ski operators who took them back to the beach. <\/p>\n

\u201cCheck the weather before you go out,\u201d said Petty Officer 3rd Class Austin Cooke, a Station Maui coxswain. \u201cBe safe, know your surroundings and limits.\u201d <\/p>\n

The Coast Guard advises all waterway users to create a float plan and to notify someone of their intentions before they go out. <\/p>\n

All three of the paddle boarder\u2019s boards were also retrieved. <\/p>\n

The weather at the time of the rescue was 2 to 3-foot seas with 23 mph winds out of the northeast. (PR)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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