Overview

• Two crew members escaped uninjured after the 60-foot Discovery ran aground and struck a seawall in 10–12 foot surf near Honolulu’s Kewalo Basin.
• Early salvage attempts were hampered by shallow water and engine-room flooding, prompting officials to await rising tides for a high-tide tow.
• The Coast Guard reports no apparent mechanical failures and attributes the incident to two large waves that disrupted steering, with an inquiry still open.
• Atlantis Adventures and regulators will inspect the Coast Guard-certified vessel once it’s refloated, aiming to restore it to dive-transport service.
• Video of the grounding showed the Discovery “surfing” on powerful swells, underscoring safety challenges in Hawaii’s surf zones.