Anyone with information on the sailing vessel ISHI should contact the JRCC Honolulu at JRCCHonolulu@uscg.mil or 808 535-3333.

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A Bolo for SV Ishi, 55 feet, white hull with possibly two adults and two children on board is currently unreported. They departed on October 3, 2022, from the Ala Wai on Oahu possibly to sail to Maui and then to Pacific NW. The Captain is Donald Lang, a Canadian citizen. He discussed sailing to the NW Hawaiian Islands, Tahiti, Fiji, the Philippines, Panama, Pacific Northwest (USA), and Canada.

Vessels in the vicinity are requested to keep a sharp lookout, assist if possible and report to JRCC Honolulu.

US Coast Guard Looking for Missing Sailboat, the 55-ft Sloop ‘Ishi’

By John Arndt | March 17, 2023 | Pacific |

Latitude 38 received a request from the US Coast Guard in Hawaii in search of a boat in the Pacific. The information below is provided by Search and Rescue Duty Officer Michael Cobb.

“The Joint Rescue Coordination Center Honolulu is attempting to locate the 55FT S/V Ishi (HA-5665-G), possibly with four people on board, currently unreported in the Pacific. The background information we have is that on 03 October 2022 the S/V departed the Ala Wai on Oahu possibly to sail to Maui then to the Pacific Northwest. We have conducted extensive checks in the Main Hawaiian Islands and have not located the vessel. They departed with four people on board, the master Donald Lang, one adult Female and her two children.”

The missing sloop *Ishi*. Additional photos below.

© 2023 USCG

“In interviewing the previous owner, she believes Donald would head to the Pacific Northwest, since he is from Canada and had owned a shop/sailboat repair company in Coeur d’Alene, ID. The possibility that he would sail to the NW Hawaiian Islands, Tahiti, Fiji, the Philippines, Panama, Pacific Northwest (USA), and Canada was also discussed.

“We have reached out to the adjacent RCCs to find out if they have any reports of the vessel; we are waiting to hear back from them. Knowing the reach and scope of Latitude 38, it felt prudent to check with you for any information you might be able to assist with locating the S/V Ishi and Donald.”

Anyone with information on the sailing vessel Ishi should contact the JRCC Honolulu at JRCCHonolulu@uscg.mil or (808) 535-3333.

171720Z MAR 23
HYDROPAC 893/23(19,83).
EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC.
HAWAII.
DNC 13.
55 FOOT S/V ISHI, WHITE HULL, ONE PERSON ON
BOARD, UNREPORTED OAHU (21-14.50N 157-52.00W)
TO MAUI OR THE SOUTH PACIFIC. VESSELS IN
VICINITY REQUESTED TO KEEP A SHARP
LOOKOUT, ASSIST IF POSSIBLE.
REPORTS TO JRCC HONOLULU,
PHONE: 808 535 3333, 808 842 2600,
FAX: 808 535 3338,
E-MAIL: JRCCHONOLULU@USCG.MIL.

SV Ishi Overdue Hawaii to Pacific Northwest US