Coast Guard, Navy rescue woman, child, pets from sailboat beset by weather 925 miles off Honolulu
The USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110), an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer homeported in Honolulu, Hawaii, approaches the pier on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam after completing the rescue of a woman, child and their pets Aug. 28, 2024. Joint Rescue Coordination Center Honolulu watchstanders received an emergency position indicating radio beacon alert from a French-flagged sailboat 925 miles offshore Honolulu and requested the William P. Lawrence crew’s assistance conducting the rescue. (U.S. Coast Guard photo, courtesy Guillaume Maman)