Coast Guard assists disabled vessel off Big Island
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Jospeh Gerczak assisted four mariners aboard the disabled 38-foot sailing vessel Shyska, about 180 nautical miles off Hawaii Island.
The Shyska contacted the Coast Guard on Saturday after it became disabled after damage to its rudder. The Coast Guard cutter towed the vessel until repairs were made at sea, at which point the cutter escorted the Shyska to port and Sector Honolulu watchstanders monitored the vessel’s journey.
The Shyska arrived at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Ala Wai Harbor in Honolulu.
“With the Sector Honolulu Command Center and our crew’s decades of wisdom and collective creativity we were able to ensure the safety of the Shyska’s crew during their navigation to Oahu,” said Lt. Joseph Blinsky, the Joseph Gerczak’s commanding officer, in a statement.
