COURTESY KAKOO HALEAKALA
The 94-foot luxury yacht “Nakoa” appears to be leaking a red fluid after it ran aground Tuesday.
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Whose problem is it when a luxury yacht runs aground? Potentially, it’s trouble for a lot more than the owners.
The Nakoa, moored near the Honolua-Mokuleia Bay Marine Life Conservation District, on Monday got stuck on the reef at a Maui surf spot. On Tuesday, a leak was detected, underscoring surfers’ fears for the environment. Still unclear is damage to the 94-foot vessel, owned by Noelani Yacht Charters.
“A luxury yacht charter like no other in Hawaii,” says the website. Too true, at the moment.