Inclement weather may have contributed to the grounding of two large vessels at Kīhei and Mā’alaea, and now weather continues to slow efforts to remove them, according to officials with the State Department of Land and Natural Resources.
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FIRST PHOTO: The Expeditions Five rests at anchor inside the reef at Maalaea Monday afternoon. The U.S. Coast Guard responded to a call at 5:05 a.m. Monday afte
A 29-foot Coast Guard response boat from Station Maui was dispatched and confirmed that the vessel was aground with its anchor deployed but its hull still intact.