Coast Guard ends search for missing fisherman

KAILUA-KONA (AP) — The Coast Guard has ended search efforts for a 67-year-old man missing off Kailua-Kona.

Fisherman Ron Ingraham just after 8 a.m. Thursday sent out a Mayday saying his 25-foot boat was taking on water and in danger of sinking.

The call came from Alinui Channel, about 46 miles southwest of Kailua-Kona.

Coast Guard and Navy crews made 59 flights covering about 12,000 square miles in search of Ingraham.

Coast Guard HC-130 crews deployed a marker buoy to attempt to track Ingraham’s movements.

Coast Guard officials said Ingraham departed Kaunakakai Harbor in Molokai and was on his way to Manele Bay in Lanai.