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HONOLULU (AP)– The U.S. Coast Guard on Friday asked mariners for aid in discovering a 60-year-old guy cruising from California to Hawaii.
Noel Rubio left Long Beach on Dec. 28 on the 32-foot (9.7-meter) sailboat Malulani, the Coast Guard stated in a press release. He prepared to get here in Kaneohe on the island of Oahu 3 weeks later on.
He last made contact through mobile phone on Dec. 28th south of Catalina Island in California.
The company has actually been not able to discover him in spite of browsing harbors in California, Hawaii and Mexico and sending out immediate marine info broadcasts.
Rubio’s only type of interaction on board the Malulani is a VHF-FM marine band radio.
The Coast Guard is asking individuals to report details or sightings of the vessel or Rubio to rescue and coordination centers in Alameda, California, or Honolulu.
The Coast Guard suggests that mariners crossing the open ocean travel with several types of interaction, consisting of radios and satellite and an electronic position radio beacon so authorities can discover those requiring rescue.