HONOLULU -- A fisherman died in rough seas on Saturday.

Rescue crews battled wind, rain, cold temperatures and big surf trying to find the missing man.

It was about 8 a.m. that a 25-foot Proline fishing boat ran into trouble. Honolulu Fire department rescue crews got the call of a man overboard.

Marina patrol officials said the vessel was heading out on the Portlock side of Maunalua Bay when it was hit by a rogue wave.

"They tried to turn the boat around to rescue him, but apparently they lost sight of him in rough waters out there. During the course of trying to rescue him, one of the other fishermen jumped in, tried to stay with him, but somehow they got separated," Honolulu Police Department Lt. Gerrit Kurihara said.

Harbor marina officers assisted the fire department in getting divers and HFD's helicopter to the area where the man was last seen.

Police said there was a delay in calling 911 because the boat had to come into the marina to get help.

"The boat at that time apparently had no communications equipment on board and that's why the boat had to come into shore to make the report," Kurihara said.

The vessel remained at the marina dock while the search was under way.

The rescue crews managed to find the missing fisherman. Police said the missing 62-year-old man was initially described as "extremely critical" and was to be taken to Straub Hospital, but died before arriving there.

Harbor patrol officers said the men on board the boat were from the Hawaii Kai area and had been on their way out from the marina.

They didn't get very far when they realized the conditions were too rough.

Officers spoke with a group believed to be relatives of the fishermen.