US | Hawaii Boater Rescued After 5 Days Stranded at Sea He finally got close enough to land to call for help By Newser Editors and Wire Services Posted Oct 13, 2015 11:34 AM CDT Copied A Coast Guard boat patrols the coast of Oahu in Hawaii, Thursday, Jan. 1, 2015. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) The Coast Guard says a man who had been adrift for five days on a storm-damaged catamaran was rescued near the Hawaiian island of Kauai on Sunday. The agency says the man was picked after it received a mayday call late Saturday afternoon. The man reported that a storm destroyed the mast of his 28-foot catamaran five days earlier and that he finally got close enough to land to call for help. He wasn't hurt but was running low on food and water. A Coast Guard air crew spotted him in the ocean, and a boat towed his vessel to shore. A rep recommends boaters have an emergency radio beacon that can connect to satellites. Read These Next Want to teach in Oklahoma? Prep for an 'America First' test. Republicans join pushback over Trump firing. Do you really care if your diamond was made in a lab? RIP Corporation for Public Broadcasting, 1967-2025. Report an error