A boat carrying 3 people headed for Honolulu got caught up in Hurricane Julio and was stranded until a container ship came to the rescue.
A boat carrying 3 people to Hawaii got caught up in Hurricane Julio and was stranded until a container ship came to the rescue.
The trio set sail on the 42-foot Walkabout from California about a month ago and before the hurricane was a known threat.
When confronted by the storm’s high winds and waves, the boat quickly began to succumb to the forces.
One of its hatches was ripped off and the water pumping system was unable to keep up with the incoming flow.
Among the onboard items lost was the life raft.
The passengers alerted the Coast Guard and it was determined that the only vessel close enough to be of help was a container ship.
As water conditions were still quite dangerous at the time the cargo vessel got the call for assistance, the rescue mission had to be delayed for several hours.
Once the waters calmed, the makeshift rescue team approached the boat, which by that time had been stranded and adrift on the violent waters for around 24 hours.
The passengers were pulled to safety and are now en route to Honolulu.
