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US: Coast Guard helicopter near Honolulu struck by laser during search

A Coast Guard helicopter on a search mission was illuminated by a laser on November 23 2013, while off the coast of Waimanalo Bay near Honolulu. The green beam swept the aircraft and one crew member was directly struck. The crew was able to continue the mission.

The perpetrator was not located.

This was the fifth lasing thus far in 2013 for aircraft stationed at Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point.

From KITV