HONOLULU (KHON2) — New drone footage shows a long white scar along the reef where the 75-foot Atlantis vessel ran aground at Kewalos two weeks ago.
Removal process begins for grounded shuttle boat at Kewalo Basin
The boat sat against the rock wall for 10 days until it was removed on Aug. 19.
It’s unknown yet whether the scar is from the boat being removed on Aug. 19. But Friends of Kewalo, a non-profit that protects and preserves the area has not seen the scar before.
“It had to come from the vessel,” explained Friends of Kewalo president Ron Iwami. “Whether it came from towing out or when the boat came into the resting place on the rocks.”…