HONOLULU — The Latest on the rescue of two women lost at sea since May (all times local):4:40 p.m. But adding to the doomed nature of the trip was complete communications failure. Jennifer Appel and Tasha Fuiava were trying to sail from Hawaii to Tahiti last May when their boat lost power and the masthead was damaged. Their boat drifted thousands of miles off course, and was found by a Taiwanese fishing vessel Tuesday. ——10 p.m. ThursdayA planned voyage from Hawaii to Tahiti aboard a small sailboat didn’t start off well for two Honolulu women.

Source: National Post October 28, 2017 00:08 UTC