hellwoman
12-28-2007, 05:10 AM
Superferry delayed again
Damage at Kahului Harbor forces a second cancellation of the Superferry's Maui route
STORY SUMMARY »
KAHULUI » The Hawaii Superferry was forced to cancel its startup Oahu-Maui run for the second time due to damage to Kahului Harbor improvements from wave action.
The Superferry's Alakai was to resume operation to Maui tomorrow after officials postponed its original startup from Saturday due to damage to rubber fenders on a pier and on a barge used to load and unload vehicles from the ferry.
This time, mooring posts tied by lines to the docking barge were pulled from the pier by unusually high waves Monday.
"It's the most extreme conditions we've seen in the last seven to 10 years in the harbor," said Deputy Transportation Director Michael Formby.
It will take at least three days to reset just one of the posts, Formby said.
Superferry officials were planning a trial run yesterday to see how the Alakai aligned with newly installed rubber fenders.
The Superferry had been blocked from operating on Maui because of a court injunction, lifted last month after state legislators allowed continuation of the ferry service as an environmental impact statement is prepared.
More bad weather appears to be developing today in Maui waters.http://starbulletin.com/2007/12/05/news/story01.html
Damage at Kahului Harbor forces a second cancellation of the Superferry's Maui route
STORY SUMMARY »
KAHULUI » The Hawaii Superferry was forced to cancel its startup Oahu-Maui run for the second time due to damage to Kahului Harbor improvements from wave action.
The Superferry's Alakai was to resume operation to Maui tomorrow after officials postponed its original startup from Saturday due to damage to rubber fenders on a pier and on a barge used to load and unload vehicles from the ferry.
This time, mooring posts tied by lines to the docking barge were pulled from the pier by unusually high waves Monday.
"It's the most extreme conditions we've seen in the last seven to 10 years in the harbor," said Deputy Transportation Director Michael Formby.
It will take at least three days to reset just one of the posts, Formby said.
Superferry officials were planning a trial run yesterday to see how the Alakai aligned with newly installed rubber fenders.
The Superferry had been blocked from operating on Maui because of a court injunction, lifted last month after state legislators allowed continuation of the ferry service as an environmental impact statement is prepared.
More bad weather appears to be developing today in Maui waters.http://starbulletin.com/2007/12/05/news/story01.html