Coast Guard, partners responding to vessel aground off Maui
HONOLULU – The U.S. Coast Guard, Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources and County of Maui Police Department continue to work with contractors from Sea Engineering Inc and Pacific Helicopters to remove the pollution threat from the 94 ft vessel Nakoa grounded at Honolua Bay.
Earlier this week, contractors provided initial pollution mitigation, putting absorbent materials inside the vessel...
Coast Guard responds to vessel aground off Maui
HONOLULU — The Coast Guard responded to a 94-foot motor yacht that grounded off the north side of Honolua Bay, Maui, Monday.
Eight boaters onboard the vessel were safely returned to shore by the Maui Fire Department.
The Coast Guard Marine Safety Team are working with the owner of the vessel to arrange for salvage and the removal. Due to the urgency of the response needed, the Coast Guard Federal...
