HONOLULU —The Coast Guard has suspended the search for the owner of a red kayak off Maui, Saturday.
The recovered kayak showed moderate marine growth and damage possibly indicating it has been adrift for some time. No correlating reports of missing or overdue people have been filed in with the police or Coast Guard.
Watchstanders at the Sector Honolulu Command Center received a report at 2:45 p.m. Friday from personnel at Blue Hawaii Helicopters who located the adrift kayak one mile offshore Kahakuloa, Maui. The watchstanders issued an Urgent Marine Information Broadcast and a Maui Fire Department helicopter crew flew a search in the area with no signs of distress sighted.
A high surf warning remains in effect for north facing shores of the main Hawaiian Islands through Saturday evening. Mariners and residents are reminded to secure small vessels and personal recreation gear in coastal areas. Large surf and significant shore break, along with dangerous currents, pose a significant danger to beachgoers, swimmers, bodyboarders and surfers.
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