HONOLULU - The Kilo Moana, a 186-foot research vessel, makes way back to Oahu after it began taking on water approximately 60 miles north of Oahu, Hawaii Jan. 6, 2012.
The Kilo Moana, of the University of Hawaii, began to take on water while underway. Crewmembers aboard attempted to patch the baseball-sized hole causing the sinking. Coast Guardsmen aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Ahi, Station Kauai, Station Honolulu and Air Station Barbers point responded.