The blog post that I posted regarding the 75 foot boat accident a week ago was taken from West Hawaii Today. I received new information today and would like to thank Renee Brinkerhoff for providing this information:
The information printed in the press and on our blog regarding the rescue of four members of a sailboat accident last Saturday, January 3 has been erroneous. It was our very own Ala Kai Nalu—Daniel, Randall and Kane, that made the rescue sole handedly last weekend.
At dawn when arriving to work at our Canoe Club beach station, they saw the flares and used our Zodiac craft to bring the party to safety. They bravely responded without hesitation, fought through the waves, and brought the sailboat’s crew to safety. They were also the ones to contact 911 and notify security.(It wasn’t jet skis and no one else assisted them.) This information can be corroborated by speaking to anyone from the Ala Kai Nalu.
Our membership would be proud to know it was our staff that performed this noble deed.
Thanks to Renee Brinkerhoff
Following is another item regarding this accident that was published on the “BrettBart Blog“:
Actor Rob Lowe played the role of good Samaritan Saturday near Kaupulehu, Hawaii, when, after a sailboat ran aground, he attempted an instinctual jet ski search and rescue for a missing man.
Lowe was sunning on the beach when a 74-foot vessel, the Hawaii Aloha, washed ashore and became stuck in the shallow water. The boat eventually capsized, leading its occupants to board a life raft, reports KITV. That is when Lowe jumped into action to try to save the crew, but unbeknownst to the star, four of the boat’s five occupants had already escaped.
One man, 22-year-old Aaron Bremner, was not on board the lifeboat, which inspired the actor to keep searching; however, his efforts to comb the choppy waters proved unsuccessful.
An MH-65 Dolphin Coast Guard helicopter and 87-foot Coastal Patrol boat were later dispatched from Honolulu to continue searching the area for the man.
The Hawaii Aloha, which is owned by the Christian group Youth with a Mission, departed Kona Friday evening, but shortly after, received an advisory for “dangerous conditions.”
The crew was reportedly waiting out a storm about six miles offshore when they became distressed.
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