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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Matthew Leonard

Ala Wai ‘Pirate Ship’ Is Pau But Public Is Stuck With The Bill

Abandoned Boats Hawaii - (Craig Fujii/Honolulu Civil Beat)

A 72-foot ship illegally moored in the Ala Wai boat harbor has met its fate not in Davy Jones’ locker, but crushed and dumped in the Waiʻanae landfill after it was impounded by the state last month at taxpayers’ expense.

The former salmon boat, converted to a pirate-themed party boat in its last years, is the latest in a list of an estimated 375 wrecks and ghost ships that have been grounded, sunk or abandoned in state waters since 2002.

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