globaldiving – Pacific Maritime Magazine

03 Oct

Post-Maui Wildfire Cleanup Underway

Karen Robes MeeksNews, News Briefs, PMM Online Newsglobaldiving, mauifire, uscg

The U.S. Coast Guard announced Sept. 26 that the first phase of a multi-phase plan is underway to remove pollution and hazardous material in the aftermath of the Aug. 8 wildfire in Maui. More than 2,100 gallons of product from vessels have been removed from around Lahaina Harbor by members of the Coast Guard, the Hawaii Department of Health and the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation and contractor Global Diving & Salvage. Global Diving workers who surveyed Lahaina Harbor are said to be refining a plan for the removal of hazardous product…

26 Sep

Western Maui Wildfire Emergency Response Enters Next Phase

Karen Robes MeeksNews, News Briefs, PMM Online Newsglobaldiving, maui, wildfires

The U.S. Coast Guard, Hawaii Department of Health and the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources have said they plan to focus on hazard mitigation in their next phase to restore Lahaina Harbor and its adjacent waterways post-Maui wildfires, it was announced Sept. 16. These responders – known as the Western Maui Wildfire Emergency Support Function No. 10 Unified Command – have tapped Seattle-based Global Diving & Salvage to help with removal operations in Lahaina Harbor. Global Diving is being tasked with evaluating the state of the harbor and developing a plan to take out hazardous materials and sunken…