A small boat crew dispatched from a Navy guided missile destroyer rescued a woman and her 7-year-old daughter from a sailboat in rough seas this week, after a man had died on the craft and distress flares were launched. The rescue by the USS William P. Lawrence occurred about 925 miles off Hawaii, CBS News reports, as Hurricane Gilma neared the area. By the end of the operation, the 47-year-old woman, her child, and their cat and tortoise were safely delivered to Honolulu. The rescue unfolded this way, per CBS and the Honolulu Star-Advertiser:
- 12:33pm Saturday: Joint Rescue Coordination Center Honolulu receives a distress signal from the 47-foot Albroc. The Coast Guard reports the sailboat's position is about 925 miles east of Honolulu.