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Daily Mail
7 days ago
- Climate
- Daily Mail
Hawaii pleasure cruiser is tossed by waves before being run aground
A yacht-sized passenger boat in Hawaii got swept up in a massive wave and almost tipped over before being run aground this weekend. On Saturday at around 8.15am, Honolulu station's Coast Guard and Ocean Safety Department responded to reports of a situation at Kewalo Basin Harbor. A 75-foot vessel had gotten caught up in high surf off the Hawaii beach and was forced to ride the wild waves, nearly flipping on its side at one point. As the tide started rising, the boat drifted toward shore and became stuck. At the time, swells were peaking and the tide was bottoming out, KHON-TV reported. Usually the vessel, named the Discovery, shuttles passengers to Atlantis Submarine Adventures in Waikiki - a company that offers submarine tours 100-feet below the surface. Luckily, the shuttle boat was only carrying two passengers - including the captain and another experienced crew member. Neither were injured. 'There were no passengers aboard the Discovery shuttle boat when it ran aground this morning,' Atlantis Adventures said. 'The two experienced crew members aboard the shuttle boat were not injured.' The response crew launched a rescue attempt in a 45-foot boat, but was unable to get to the Discovery shuttle boat because of the water depth. Ocean Safety used two jet ski operators to reach the boat and confirm that everyone on board was uninjured, Honolulu Fire Department said. The two crew members on board declined offers to be transported to shore and opted to stay on their vessel until high tide. The Discovery eventually drifted against a concrete wall that lines the shore. The vessel holds 2,000 gallons of fuel, HOSD said. Luckily, no flooding or hull damage was found by the captain when they assessed the Discovery. Surfing filmmaker Ramon Brockington, 41, said he and others had been anticipating the higher swells for three days after monitoring weather apps that use data from ocean buoys. While dramatic waves rocked the boat, Ramon had been filming body surfers nearby in an area off the harbor known as Panic Point. 'I've never seen anything like that,' he told The Associated Press. 'It almost looked like it was going to flip. 'Basically they were coming in trying to beat this wave. And the boat didn't have enough power to get in front of this wave. So what happened was a wave ended up picking up the boat, and the captain basically lost all steering whatsoever.'
Daily Mail
11-08-2025
- Climate
- Daily Mail
Terrifying moment Hawaii pleasure cruiser is tossed by waves before being run aground
A yacht-sized passenger boat in Hawaii got swept up in a massive wave and almost tipped over before being run aground this weekend. On Saturday at around 8:15 am, Honolulu station's Coast Guard and Ocean Safety Department responded to reports of a situation at Kewalo Basin Harbor. A 75-foot vessel had gotten caught up in high surf off the Hawaii beach and was forced to ride the wild waves, nearly flipping on its side at one point. As the tide started rising, the boat drifted toward shore and became stuck. At the time, swells were peaking and the tide was bottoming out, KHON-TV reported. Usually the vessel, named the Discovery, shuttles passengers to Atlantis Submarine Adventures in Waikiki - a company that offers submarine tours 100-feet below the surface. Luckily, the shuttle boat was only carrying two passengers - including the captain and another experienced crew member. Neither were injured. 'There were no passengers aboard the Discovery shuttle boat when it ran aground this morning,' Atlantis Adventures said. 'The two experienced crewmembers aboard the shuttle boat were not injured.' The response crew launched a rescue attempt in a 45-foot boat, but was unable to get to the Discovery shuttle boat because of the water depth. Ocean Safety used two jet ski operators to reach the boat and confirm that everyone on board was uninjured, Honolulu Fire Department said. The two crew members on board declined offers to be transported to shore and opted to stay on their vessel until high tide. The Discovery eventually drifted against a concrete wall that lines the shore. The vessel holds 2,000 gallons of fuel, HOSD said. Luckily, no flooding or hull damage was found by the captain when they assessed the Discovery. Surfing filmmaker Ramon Brockington, 41, said he and others had been anticipating the higher swells for three days after monitoring weather apps that use data from ocean buoys. While dramatic waves rocked the boat, Brockington had been filming body surfers nearby in an area off the harbor known as Panic Point. 'I've never seen anything like that,' he told The Associated Press. 'It almost looked like it was going to flip' 'Basically they were coming in trying to beat this wave,' Brockington told The Associated Press. 'And the boat didn't have enough power to get in front of this wave. So what happened was a wave ended up picking up the boat, and the captain basically lost all steering whatsoever.'
The Independent
11-08-2025
- General
- The Independent
Passenger boat runs aground in high surf off Hawaii beach
A yacht-sized passenger boat dramatically ran aground in high surf off a Hawaii beach over the weekend, appearing to nearly capsize in powerful waves. The 60-foot (18 meter) vessel, named Discovery, was precariously caught in the swells near Honolulu's Kewalo Basin Harbor, seemingly on the verge of flipping before it came to rest. The incident unfolded around 8 am on Saturday, a time when ocean swells were peaking and the tide was at its lowest. Two crew members were aboard the Discovery when it became stranded, the US Coast Guard confirmed in a statement. Local broadcaster KHON-TV first reported the events. The boat's fuel, oil and batteries were removed, preventing the threat of pollution, the Coast Guard said. A company planned to tow the boat away at high tide Sunday afternoon. The grounding was captured on video from various vantage points as onlookers screamed and the Discovery careened down a swell on its side before temporarily righting itself in the surf. Surf photographer Ramon Brockington told the television station that the Discovery got caught in a series of waves. 'They could not get over that wave,' he said. 'And it grabbed the nose of the boat, turned it to the left, and they started listing. And it pushed them onto the dry reef.' Brockington said it was 'unreal.' 'It almost looked like it was going to flip, but they corrected,' he said. 'And the ship was surfing. I've never seen that before — a boat of that caliber, size.' The Discovery eventually drifted against a concrete wall that lines the shore. An email seeking comment was sent Sunday to Atlantis Adventures, which owns the Discovery. The company told KHON on Saturday that the two experienced crew members aboard the boat were not injured. 'We are working closely with all government regulatory agencies to have the shuttle boat safely removed from where it was grounded, towed back to its pier location and thoroughly inspected before it is returned to service,' Atlantis Adventures told the station.
The Independent
10-08-2025
- General
- The Independent
Yacht-sized passenger boat runs aground in high surf off Hawaii beach
A yacht-sized passenger boat ran aground in the high surf off a Hawaii beach over the weekend, with the vessel precariously riding a set of powerful waves and appearing to nearly flip on its side before coming to rest. KHON-TV reported that the events occurred around 8 a.m. Saturday when the swells were peaking and the tide was bottoming out. Two crew members were on the 60-foot (18 meter) vessel, named Discovery, when it ran aground near Honolulu 's Kewalo Basin Harbor, the U.S. Coast Guard said in a statement. The boat's fuel, oil and batteries were removed, preventing the threat of pollution, the Coast Guard said. A company planned to tow the boat away at high tide Sunday afternoon. The grounding was captured on video from various vantage points as onlookers screamed and the Discovery careened down a swell on its side before temporarily righting itself in the surf. Surf photographer Ramon Brockington told the television station that the Discovery got caught in a series of waves. 'They could not get over that wave,' he said. 'And it grabbed the nose of the boat, turned it to the left, and they started listing. And it pushed them onto the dry reef.' Brockington said it was 'unreal.' 'It almost looked like it was going to flip, but they corrected,' he said. 'And the ship was surfing. I've never seen that before — a boat of that caliber, size.' The Discovery eventually drifted against a concrete wall that lines the shore. An email seeking comment was sent Sunday to Atlantis Adventures, which owns the Discovery. The company told KHON on Saturday that the two experienced crew members aboard the boat were not injured. 'We are working closely with all government regulatory agencies to have the shuttle boat safely removed from where it was grounded, towed back to its pier location and thoroughly inspected before it is returned to service,' Atlantis Adventures told the station.
