The state has awarded an $842,000 contract to salvage one grounded boat and is considering a large fine against the owner of another part of a year that saw an unusual number of vessels get stuck on the shorelines of Maui County.
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A series of powerful storms in 2023 and the first part of 2024 contributed to a higher than usual number of boat groundings in Maui, according to state officials. Today, DOBOR awarded a $841,820 contract to Sea Engineering, Inc., to salvage the former Navy torpedo boat, Chaparral. It currently rests in sand, next to a seawall in North Kīhei.
MĀ‘ALAEA SMALL BOAT HARBOR A series of powerful storms in 2023 and the first part of 2024 contributed to a higher than usual number of boat groundings in M