Indeed.
The whole thing is very strange. Kaluapapa “Airport” is a tiny, isolated single runway on the kaluapapa peninsula on Molokai. It is on the site of the infamous leper colony where Father Damian, a humble Belgian priest, devoted his entire adult life to the lepers. The peninsula is surrounded by mountains and ocean, and is accessible only by foot, mule, or this tiny airstrip. There is no commerce to speak of, and visitors have to book a long time in advance because access is so limited. There are no “red light cameras” on Molokai, because there are no traffic signals.
Is it not strange that this would occur in such an isolated, remote, “unsupervised” place?
Google “Kaluapapa, Molokai” for an overview of this area.
The airline that was transporting Fuddy hadn’t had an accident in 20 years.
I’m pretty sure the pilot put out a mayday call on 121.5 MHz that the FAA or the Coastguard would have picked up on.
Where is the closest Coast Guard station? How long does it take to fly a helicopter from the station to the point where the crash landing occurred?
The guy who was there to protect Fuddy took selfies of himself after the crash.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1qJWqmSNHQ
I did check to see where the closest Coast Guard stations are located in Hawii.
One is at Barbers Point near Kapolei WSW of Honolulu. It looks like they would be the ones to dispatch air assets for water rescues.
The other is a Coast Guard auxiliary station on the west side of Maui and one on Kauai.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_Coast_Guard_stations
Hawaii is in the 14th district.