Multimedia Release: Responders continue prep work on Pacific Paradise

Nov. 19, 2017
U.S. Coast Guard 14th District
Hawaii and the Pacific
Contact: 14th District Public Affairs
Office: (808) 535-3230
After Hours: (808) 341-9849

A member of the Pacific Paradise response team on the JW Barnes, a landing craft being use as a work barge, dives off the vessel to assist other crew members aboard the Pacific Paradise while on scene off Kaimana Beach, O'ahu, Nov. 17, 2017.

The responders are working to prepare the Pacific Paradise to be refloated and removed from Kaimana Beach.

(U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class DaVonte Marrow/Released)

Members of the Pacific Paradise response team on the JW Barnes, a landing craft being use as a work barge, deploy a raft to help transport equipment and crew while on scene off Kaimana Beach, O'ahu, Nov. 17, 2017.

The responders are working to prepare the Pacific Paradise to be refloated and removed from Kaimana Beach.

(U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd class DaVonte' Marrow/Released) 

Members of the Pacific Paradise response team on the JW Barnes, a landing craft being use as a work barge, transport personnel and equipment to the Pacific Paradise while on scene off Kaimana Beach, O'ahu, Nov. 17, 2017.

Work to prepare the vessel is ongoing and expected to be complete near the end of November.

(U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class DaVonte Marrow/Released)

A member of the Pacific Paradise response team prepares to dive inside the Pacific Paradise to get measurements of interior compartments on board the vessel grounded off Kaimana Beach, O'ahu, Nov. 17, 2017.

The diverse salvage team is improving the watertight integrity of the vessel before buoyancy is added and they attempt to tow it further offshore to an EPA approved disposal site.

(U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class DaVonte Marrow/Released)

A commercial helicopter hoists several sheets of metal from the Pacific Paradise, in one of four hoists, before transporting them to the response team on the nearby landing craft JW Barnes while on scene off Kaimana Beach, O'ahu, Nov. 19, 2017.

The 16 sheets of steel were removed to increase the Pacific Paradise's buoyancy so the vessel can be refloated and removed from Kaimana Beach.

(U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class DaVonte Marrow/Released)

 A helicopter crew hoists several sheets of metal from the Pacific Paradise, transporting them to the response team on the nearby landing craft JW Barnes while on scene off Kaimana Beach, O'ahu, Nov. 19, 2017.

The 16 steel sheets were aboard the Pacific Paradise when it grounded and each sheet weighs about 245 pounds.

(U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 3rd Class DaVonte Marrow/Released)