Coast Guard, Navy save mother, child, cat, tortoise stranded at sea
By Riley Ceder
Sep 6, 2024, 10:05 AM
The U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Navy rescued the passengers of a French-flagged vessel caught in bad weather off the coast of Honolulu, Hawaii, over the weekend, as well as a cat and tortoise that were along for the cruise.
Joint Rescue Coordination Center Honolulu received a distress signal at 12:33 p.m. from a sailboat’s emergency position indicating radio beacon Saturday, the U.S. Coast Guard said. The endangered passengers were 925 miles east of Honolulu.
The Joint Rescue Coordination Center Honolulu responded by dispatching an HC-130 Hercules airplane crew from Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point to coordinate a rescue.
https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-navy/2024/09/06/coast-guard-navy-save-mother-child-cat-tortoise-stranded-at-sea/
