Coast Guard resumes search for overdue vessel near Marshall Islands
A Coast Guard crew from Oahu was searching a second day Saturday for an overdue commercial fishing vessel near the Marshall Islands, the Coast Guard said.
Clear Water 02, an 82-foot Micronesia-flagged vessel, was carrying eight Chinese nationals and a Marshallese and was scheduled to arrive in Majuro on Thursday for offloading, but did not show up.
After receiving a report of the overdue vessel on Thursday, the Coast Guard launched an HC-130 Hercules airplane from Air Station Barbers Point.
The plane’s crew arrived Friday morning, searched nearly 400 miles and deployed two self-locating buoys.
Six good Samaritan vessels also assisted in the search.