Re: Hawaii Superferry - Chapter 7
Funny that neither Honolulu newspapers mentioned this little incident involving the HSF barge in Kahului Harbor yesterday afternoon.
Kahului Harbor is notorious for its winter swells. The ones that broke the mooring yesterday were estimated to be around 5 ft, which is nothing. But it's also the reason why surfers like to surf there.
I wouldn't want to be anywhere near Kahului Harbor if there was a tsunami, either, because the harbor is like a giant funnel that amplifies the waves once they get past the breakwater.
Miulang
Funny that neither Honolulu newspapers mentioned this little incident involving the HSF barge in Kahului Harbor yesterday afternoon.
Kahului Harbor is notorious for its winter swells. The ones that broke the mooring yesterday were estimated to be around 5 ft, which is nothing. But it's also the reason why surfers like to surf there.
I wouldn't want to be anywhere near Kahului Harbor if there was a tsunami, either, because the harbor is like a giant funnel that amplifies the waves once they get past the breakwater.
No serious damage was reported, although a bollard at berth 2C appeared to have been cracked.
Last December, when swells were much bigger – estimated 10 to 15 feet – ships tugging at their lines ripped four huge bollards off two of the piers.
Steve Pfister, the harbor master, said then that if something is to fail, he would prefer to lose a bollard rather than have it hold and finally drag off a chunk of pier with it.
Pfister was away Thursday, but last year he had called berth 2C “the worst place to park” when the water in the harbor is surging hard.
Hawaii Superferry officials deferred comment to the state, which owns the barge.
Ishikawa said a bollard sheared off Pier 2 Wednesday as well.
“The swells weren’t that huge,” he said.
He said the state would monitor the situation but he could not say what the event implied, if anything, for daily operations. The company said it would announce its plans for resumption of service today.
Last December, when swells were much bigger – estimated 10 to 15 feet – ships tugging at their lines ripped four huge bollards off two of the piers.
Steve Pfister, the harbor master, said then that if something is to fail, he would prefer to lose a bollard rather than have it hold and finally drag off a chunk of pier with it.
Pfister was away Thursday, but last year he had called berth 2C “the worst place to park” when the water in the harbor is surging hard.
Hawaii Superferry officials deferred comment to the state, which owns the barge.
Ishikawa said a bollard sheared off Pier 2 Wednesday as well.
“The swells weren’t that huge,” he said.
He said the state would monitor the situation but he could not say what the event implied, if anything, for daily operations. The company said it would announce its plans for resumption of service today.
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