Sailor rescued off Hawaii after 100-plus days at sea on homemade boatISLANDER EVANGELISTIC MINISTRIES/FACEBOOK Kris Larsen was rescued on his homemade boat off the coast of Hawaii. A United States Coast Guard response boat towed his vessel, the Kehaar Darwin, to Sugar Beach on Maui on Monday. The nine-metre boat is known as a "Chinese junk rig" that was fitted and built for sailing by Larsen. US COAST GUARD Kris Larsen's boat, the Kehaar Darwin, off the Hawaiian coast. "The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is aware that the US Coast Guard rendered assistance to an Australian lone sailor off the coast of Hawaii.

Source: Stuff January 04, 2018 14:20 UTC