HONOLULU — Rescuers looked for a 3rd day Tuesday for a Hawaii fisherman who went overboard from a ship after hooking a tuna over the weekend, authorities stated.
Mark Knittle, 63, of Captain Cook dinner, was fishing with a pal off Honaunau on the Massive Island on Sunday, when he hooked an ahi, or tuna, police stated.
“The pal heard Knittle say, ‘The fish is large,’ then noticed Knittle go overboard into the water,” in accordance with a police information launch.
The pal tried to seize the road, however Knittle disappeared inside seconds, the discharge stated. The pal jumped in however could not see Knittle.
The search was anticipated to proceed by Tuesday, U.S. Coast Guard spokesperson Petty Officer Ryan Fisher stated. The Hawaii County Fireplace Division was serving to the Coast Guard search from the ocean and air.
“Often our incidents like this are alongside the coastlines. It is a totally different scenario as a result of it is out within the deep," stated Darwin Okinaka, Hawaii County Fireplace Division assistant chief of operations.
In line with police, Knittle and his pal had been 4 miles (6.4 kilometers) from the Honaunau Boat Ramp.
“If there is a fish that is truly pulling him round, you do not know the place he might go," Okinaka stated.
Ahi can weigh a number of hundred kilos. Police described Knittle as weighing 185 kilos (84 kilograms).