RedactedNarrative: DOBOR received a report early yesterday evening  that a sailboat Velero was dragging its anchor in Kihei in front of the Whale Sanctuary headquarters. This morning the vessel had reached its present position, lying at a 45 degree angle on its port (left) side on coral reef in shallow water in the same general location. The Coast Guard responded to remove diesel fuel from the vessel.  There is a hole in the hull.  He has no insurance. He may own another vessel. 
  If after 24 hours the owner has not take steps to remove it from the coral,  DOBOR will step in to get  a salvage company to begin removing the vessel.
  DLNR DIVISION OF AQUATIC RESOURCES - 
  We just got back from looking at the grounded sailboat in Kihei.  attached is a google image showing where the boat is and where the edge of the shallow reef is, and a picture (sorry, not a very good one).  The boat is currently 230 yards in from the edge of the shallow reef, and about 320 yards from shore.  The coral reef that the boat grounded on is composed of large mounds of lobe coral and large spur and grove coral reef.  The corals are not very healthy with the live coral being very patchy throughout the area around the sailboat, but the spur and grove structure is very elaborate with deep channels and large mounds of coral and/or coral skeletons. The high level of dead corals in the area is most likely the result of heavy sedimentation along that section of the coastline (The water is almost always very murky).  I snorkeled the area but was not able to see much in the way of coral damage because of very murky conditions.  It appears to me that the boat found a channel that it drifted into shore along.  I imagine, that a very careful salvage operation which used float bags to keep the boat on its side and provide stability while it is carefully guided back offshore would be the best plan.  It would be very difficult to guide it further into shore since the water gets very shallow in that area.  Also, I think any effort to cut it up in place would be difficult since the water is pretty rough in the area.  Hopefully a salvage can be initiated as soon to avoid the situation from becoming any worse.
  To ALL Interested Maritime Salvage Companies;
  DLNR DBOR Maui District has a vessel aground off the southern coastal area of Maui know as KALEPOLEPO in the Kihei District.  The vessel is a USCG Documented vessel named VELERO, document no. 910098.
  
  According to the Document information, VELERO is a double masted sailboat of unknown type.  The vessels length listed at 48.8 ft, hull depth 9.7 ft, and the beam at 13.2 ft..  Looking at the bowsprits the LOA should be at least 50 - 52 ft..  The hull material is cement and gross tonnage listed at 23 tons.  
  Maui DAR Marine Biologist advised that the vessel is currently laying on it's port-side on the reef in about 3 ft of water.  The vessel is surrounded by coral of different type, species and locations.  GPS location as LAT  20' 45.824  N, LONG  156' 27.728 W.  Further, that the reef and coral extends seaward and Westward toward LONG  156' 27.760  W.
NameOfBodyOfWater: KALEPOLEPO
NearestCityTown: KIHEI                         