The Wavechasers team was preparing to deploy the HOT mooring 60 miles north of Oahu, Hawaii, when the R/V Kilo Moana developed a baseball-sized hole in the hull.  Hours later, the ship's pumps were not able to keep up with the gush of water so the ship called the coast guard.  Soon a C-130 aircraft dropped emergency pumps, a helicopter dropped rescue swimmers, and eventually the ship was able to keep up with the leak so that we made it back to Honolulu Harbor this morning.  A diver just patched the hole, allowing the ship to pump out enough water to return to the dock.  We'll be back at 11:30.