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Kalamazoo rescued three castaways in Pacific

The Coast Guard and good Samaritans aboard tthe 'Kalamazoo' and 'Nobility' located and rescued the crew of the dismated 42-foot sailing vessel 'Coco Haz III' 656 miles west southwest of the Hawaiian Islands on Dec 29, 2019. The 'Nobility' was en route to South Korea, the 'Kalamazoo' was bound frin Yokohama to Hawaii. The three crew members were rescued by the 'Kalamazoo' in good condition, with one possible concussion after further assessment by a flight surgeon, and en route to Honolulu aboard the ship. They were expected to arrive later in the week. Crews aboard a Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules and a U.S. Navy P-8 Poseidon airplanes conducted searches over several days. The Coast Guard Cutter 'Joseph Gerczak (WPC 1126)' also responded from Honolulu, but shortly after reaching the search area, turned back due to a low fuel state. Weather in the area was forecast from the National Weather Service as winds 17 to 28 mph and seas 6 to 10 feet. Coast Guard Joint Rescue Coordination Center Honolulu watchstanders had received notification the evening of Dec. 23 via a third party reporting source of an unreported sailing vessel transiting from Osaka to Waikiki, Oahu. The last known position of the boat at the time plotted approximately 805 statute miles northwest of Oahu. The JRCC Honolulu directed the CG Honolulu to make call outs and released a Safety NET message to all commercial traffic in the area. Watchstanders worked to make contact with the owner and eventually made contact with the assistance of the Japan Coastguard to a liaison representing the sailing vessel owner. On Dec. 25, JRCC watchstanders held a conference call with the liaison for the vessel and the Japan Coastguard which confirmed the 'Coco Haz III' reportedly suffered a dismasting incident on Dec. 19, and the last communications between the crew and the owner of the boat in Japan were on Dec. 20. The crew had 500 gallons of fuel, two weeks of food, one month of water on board, and an orange life raft aboard as of Dec. 19. There were two U.S. nationals and one Japanese national aboard. Report with photo: https://coastguardnews.com/coast-guard-good-samaritans-rescue-crew-of-dismasted-sailing-vessel/2019/12/30/

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