HALEIWA, Hawaii — U.S. Coast Guard aircrews located and hoisted two men from the Pacific after their 10-foot catamaran capsized approximately 11.5 miles off Haleiwa on July 14, according to an official video release.

The DVIDS asset page says an HC-130 Hercules airplane crew and an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point found the men in the water with the overturned vessel.

Rescue swimmer and helicopter crew complete the hoists

Official b-roll shows the Dolphin crew working above the water as a Coast Guard rescue swimmer reaches a survivor and prepares him for the hoist. Later footage shows the rescued men ashore beside the helicopter.

Official U.S. Coast Guard b-roll via DVIDS. Open the exact public-domain asset page. The appearance of U.S. Department of War visual information does not imply or constitute DoW endorsement.

The Coast Guard said both men were safely hoisted and brought ashore to the air station in Kapolei. The public asset does not name the men or publish medical details, and ThinBlueNews is not adding information beyond the official release.

A rights-cleared public record of the rescue

DVIDS identifies the 71-second video as U.S. Coast Guard footage by Petty Officer 2nd Class Mikaela McGee, Video ID 1014806, VIRIN 260715-G-DV874-1001. The exact asset page labels it PUBLIC DOMAIN.

ThinBlueNews preserved the source attribution and did not use synthetic rescue imagery, television footage, bystander video or copyrighted music. A vertical newsroom edit prepared from this official footage adds factual narration and captions while keeping the real rescue action visible.

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Editorial note: This report is limited to facts in the Coast Guard/DVIDS release. No cause for the capsizing, survivor identity or medical condition has been added.