Search underway after jet ski found adrift in Hawaii
By Island News Web Staff
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HONOLULU (KITV) — The Coast Guard and partner agencies are searching for a missing man in the water off the North Shore of Oahu after an unattended jet ski was found adrift in Haleiwa waters.
56-year-old Anthony Empting was last seen departing Haleiwa Harbor on Saturday morning riding a personal watercraft. A boater found the watercraft near Dillingham Airfield in Waialua.
Empting is described as 6’1” and 150 lbs. Honolulu Ocean Safety Department personnel discovered keys in the ignition with a life jacket and personal effects on board the watercraft.
Missing man on jet ski
Coast Guard Sector Honolulu command center watchstanders received a report at 10:50 a.m. Saturday from Ocean Safety crews of an unmanned and adrift black jet ski approximately 1 mile offshore.
Watchstanders issued an urgent marine information broadcast and coordinated the launch of a helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point.
The crew of fast response cutter USCGC Joseph Gerczak was also diverted to assist. Multiple agencies are involved in the search, including Coast Guard Sector Honolulu, Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point, USCGC Joseph Gerczak, Honolulu Fire Department and Honolulu Ocean Safety Department.
Anyone with information that may assist in search efforts should contact the Coast Guard VHF-FM channel 16 or call the Sector Honolulu command center at 1-800-552-6458.
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