Discovery Aground
Discovery outbound, Honolulu Harbor. 25 March 2017.
Discovery is a vessel owned by Atlantis Adventures and was used to transport passengers from shore out to the company’s offshore submarine boarding site.
On Saturday, 9 August 2025, waves swept Discovery off course and she ran aground as she was returning to Kewalo Basin. Fortunately, there were no passengers on board at the time and no crew members were injured.
Frame capture from a United States Coast Guard video showing Discovery in trouble in the channel outside Kewalo Basin just before running aground.
Discovery secured to the seawall at Kewalo Basin Park. 16 August 2025.
Discovery secured to the seawall at Kewalo Basin Park. Waikīkī hotels and Lē‘ahi (Diamond Head) are in the background. 16 August 2025.
Detail of bow of Discovery. 16 August 2025.
Salvors successfully removed Discovery from the area on 19 August 2025.
