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RV Kaunānā (1994)

RV Kaunānā (1994)

Kaunānā was originally an Alaska-based workboat named American Discovery. She was donated to the University of Hawai‘i by Foss Maritime...

OE35 Headed to Dry Dock

OE35 Headed to Dry Dock

On 13 June 2022, OE35 (Wave Energy Converter Buoy) was shifted from Pier 9 to Pier 24, Honolulu Harbor, prior...

Retrieving a Buoy

Retrieving a Buoy

Removing a Boom

Removing a Boom

Boom in Bad Weather

Boom in Bad Weather

Today’s stormy weather added a bit of a challenge to the PENCO workboat’s normal routine of towing the containment boom...

Harbor Kōkua

Harbor Kōkua

DOT Harbors workers were trying to fish a partially submerged tote bag out of the water off Pier 9 (Honolulu...

Time to Move the Boom

Time to Move the Boom

When a bunker barge is used to fuel a ship in the harbor, a boom is placed in the water...

Matson Workboat

Matson Workboat