Life rafts found in search for missing Marines

Some were inflated, but it was unclear how they came to be inflated, she said.

There’s still no sign of the Marines as searchers comb the waves Tuesday.

“We err on the side of caution because the last thing that anybody wants is to suspend the search when there’s still a possibility of finding somebody”, she said.

“Our thoughts and prayers are with the Marines and their families as we continue search and rescue efforts”, the statement added.

Fulmer sent us the following statement about Sempler. High waves have complicated the search. One of those on board is Ty Hart, a graduate of Stayton High School.

Rescuers continued to search choppy waters where debris was sighted after two Marine Corps helicopters carrying six crew members each crashed off the Hawaiian island of Oahu during a nighttime training mission, military officials said.

A Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules airplane crew, MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew, a Navy warship, and the Coast Guard cutter Kiska searched overnight Sunday.

The helicopters were part of the First Marine Aircraft Wing in Hawaii.

Marine Corps. officials are investigating the incident.

The Coast Guard initially reported that the choppers had collided, but the Marines said later it’s not yet known if there was a collision.

Mooers said there have been cases where people were discovered weeks after they were at sea.

It would have happened very quickly and survival would entail overcoming many factors. “God bless them”, McGrew said.

The search efforts expanded over the weekend, stretching from the North Shore of the Island to the Waianae. “It nearly like camouflages everything”. U.S. Marines walk on the beach at Waimea Bay near Haleiwa, Hawaii, where two military helicopters crashed into the ocean about 2 miles offshore, Friday, Jan. 15, 2016.

Expanding the search area lowers the probability of detection, Vittone said.

“It’s a good time for him to be as stubborn as he is right now”, Walker said.

“They use age and weight and sex and what they were wearing, along what gear they have on”, Vittone said.

The Coast Guard said debris had been seen through the entire area of the accident site.

Carr said the unit became available Sunday, and sea conditions for the dive team were the best since the search mission began.

A salvage ship from the Military Sealift Command arrived late Sunday from Pearl Harbor. “Anything and everything these Marines find they take photos, collect, report it”.

Coast Guard Capt. James Jenkins said some debris has been collected, consistent with the types of aircraft missing, but that it’s still coming in, and that he couldn’t comment further. He returned to the United States to be a flying instructor in Pensacola, Fla., and had transferred to Hawaii about two years ago.

Jenkins said the Coast Guard has a protocol for how long to search for survivors and will notify family members before ending the search.

“We just want to let know that we’re here”, he said.

Also missing is Major Shawn Campbell, from College Station, Texas.

Among the missing is Capt. Kevin T. Roche, 30, of St. Louis, Missouri.

Capt. Steven R. Torbert, 29, Florence, Ala.

The uncle of Semolina said the 24-year-old wanted to be a Registered Nurse when he left the Marines.

Capt. Brian T. Kennedy, 31, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.