Sailor Arrives in Hawaiʻi a Day After U.S. Coast Guard Seeks Public's Help Finding Him

February 6, 2024 at 4:20 am tdemartini

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(AP) — A 60-year-old man sailing from California to Hawaii arrived in the islands over the weekend, the U.S. Coast Guard said Monday, one day after it asked the public for help finding him.

Noel Rubio arrived safely with his 32-foot sailboat (9.7-meter) sailboat Malulani on Saturday, the Coast Guard said in a statement.

Rubio left Long Beach on Dec. 28 and had planned to arrive in Kaneohe on the island of Oahu three weeks later. He last made contact via cellphone that day south of Catalina Island in California.

The Coast Guard said Friday that it was unable to find Rubio despite searching harbors in California, Hawaii and Mexico and sending urgent marine information broadcasts. Rubio’s only form of communication on board the Malulani was a VHF-FM marine band radio.

Sailor Arrives in Hawaiʻi a Day After U.S. Coast Guard Seeks Public’s Help Finding Him

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