02/26/23 – FIRST ATTEMPT TO FREE GROUNDED SUPER YACHT SET FOR LATE AFTERNOON

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON For Immediate Release:  February 26, 2023 FIRST ATTEMPT TO FREE GROUNDED SUPER YACHT SET FOR LATE AFTERNOON  To view video please click on photo or view at this link: https://vimeo.com/802509043 (HONOLUA BAY, MAUI) – The salvage ship, Kahi, operated by Visionary Marine LLC of Honolulu is circling just outside the Honolua-Mokulē’ia Marine Life Conservation District, waiting for favorable tide conditions to free the 120-ton luxury yacht, Nakoa, fast aground on the rocky shoreline. Several higher tides will trigger the first attempt to pull the boat out to open water, late this afternoon and early evening, though neither of two predicted tides will be particularly high, and may not be enough to refloat the vessel. The Kahi, arrived on scene shortly after 10 a.m., and its crew has been busy rigging the Nakoa with ropes and straps. The yacht incurred several holes in its hull, after bouncing around on rocks in the surf for six days. DLNR Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation (DOBOR) Administrator Ed Underwood said, “It is our hope that first pull will free the boat and allow the salvage company to pull it out into deeper ocean water.” State Rep. Elle Cochran met on the scene today
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