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A 36' vessel went aground on rocks just off a Waianae beach on Monday
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State officials are working to remove two vessels aground on Oahu — one off the Waianae Coast and the other on a live reef in Kaneohe Bay.
State Land Board spokeswoman Deborah Ward said the 40-foot wooden hull sampan Boom Boom went aground about midnight Tuesday on the reef near the Ahu O Laka sandbar in Kaneohe Bay.
The vessel, based at the Ko Olina marina, was planning to obtain a temporary mooring permit in anchorage area "B" of the bay, the state said.
Ward said the hull of the sampan is flooded and listing to one side on live coral in an area used for marine tourism.
She said state officials are talking with the owner, who is also in discussion with a marine salvage company on a plan to remove the boat as soon as possible to prevent coral damage.
The owner, who has no insurance, was planning to remove about 30 gallons of diesel fuel from the vessel.
Tony Brown, owner of Boom Boom Sportfishing, said he sold the vessel about 18 months ago.
State officials are also taking with the owner of a 36-foot vessel that went aground in Waianae sometime Monday.
The owner, who has no insurance, said he’s talking to a marine salvage company about a removal plan.