I first saw it from the highway as we approached Honokohau, the sailboat in a bad spot.
A very bad spot.
A large vessel is sitting on the reef just off of the Honokohau beach about half a mile north of the harbor entrance. The beach is closed as it is part of the Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historical Park, closed along with other effects of the federal shutdown. We took a few photos as we cruised past the beach on the way to a Sunday morning of diving.
I looked through the news Monday, looking for information on the incident. There is none, no explanations as to how the sailboat got onto the reef, or what is being done about it. Everyone in the harbor knew about the boat, not a whisper in the media. Tuesday’s news?
Update- The sailboat appears to be the Corsaire, a charter out of Honokohau. No word on how she ended up on the reef.
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I saw this sailboat coming down the hill to work yesterday and went and checked it out as well. Still can’t find anything in the news! If I see something I’ll post another comment though! Great shot!
~ Pohaku
The story did finally come out, and boy was it a doozy..
http://westhawaiitoday.com/sections/news/local-news/big-isle-man-arrested-after-stolen-yacht-runs-aground.html
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