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Need your help! Falls of Clyde as a Waianae divesite
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Okay gang:
There is a little description of the plight of the Falls of Clyde and a couple of links to both this page and the State of Hawaii DLNR for concerned people to write to.
What we really need for this to happen is to have people OUTSIDE of Hawaii write to the DLNR to place the FOC as a dive site. Remember, the DLNR is a government entity and if they get a lot of tourists writing their concerns you can bet your butt that Ms. Lingle is going to hear about it.
You can check out the Oahu Dive Center write-up and link by going to: http://www.oahudivecenter.com/?pagename=./whatsnew.htm
Keep it rollomg guys. Again, thanks to Cap Scotty
There is a little description of the plight of the Falls of Clyde and a couple of links to both this page and the State of Hawaii DLNR for concerned people to write to.
What we really need for this to happen is to have people OUTSIDE of Hawaii write to the DLNR to place the FOC as a dive site. Remember, the DLNR is a government entity and if they get a lot of tourists writing their concerns you can bet your butt that Ms. Lingle is going to hear about it.
You can check out the Oahu Dive Center write-up and link by going to: http://www.oahudivecenter.com/?pagename=./whatsnew.htm
Keep it rollomg guys. Again, thanks to Cap Scotty
Aloha all
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Thanks, for the mesage lisa. I'm e-mailing right now.
I'm on it...... forwarded the info and DLNR email address to all 350+ peeps on my email list.
Scott, can you keep us posted on developments here on this thread?
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Scott, can you keep us posted on developments here on this thread?
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Just got this back from DLNR:
Aloha. Thanks for your sharing your concern about the decision to sink the Falls of Clyde, which was made by the Bishop Museum, owner of the historic vessel, and not by the Department of Land and Natural Resources.
It is moored at a Department of Transportation (Honolulu) harbor, outside of our jurisdiction. The Museum has sought permits from the National Park Service and the Environmental Protection Agency for the ship to be scuttled at a location in deepwater and will need their approvals for this to occur. The scuttle plan has been reviewed by the U.S. Coast Guard.
Our department has provided information about our requirements for a nearshore scuttling -- which carries certain requirements for environmental cleanliness, safety for divers, and stability once sunk -- to an interested party but no further action was taken.
Given the very poor condition of the ship and risk of imminent sinking at its pier, as well as the very large cost of restoration for which funds may not have been raised by the Museum, it seems that the likely fate, though regrettable, of this historic ship is to be sunk at sea.
Sincerely
Dept. of Land and Natural Resources
Public information office
Hmmm..... what do you guys make of this?
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Aloha. Thanks for your sharing your concern about the decision to sink the Falls of Clyde, which was made by the Bishop Museum, owner of the historic vessel, and not by the Department of Land and Natural Resources.
It is moored at a Department of Transportation (Honolulu) harbor, outside of our jurisdiction. The Museum has sought permits from the National Park Service and the Environmental Protection Agency for the ship to be scuttled at a location in deepwater and will need their approvals for this to occur. The scuttle plan has been reviewed by the U.S. Coast Guard.
Our department has provided information about our requirements for a nearshore scuttling -- which carries certain requirements for environmental cleanliness, safety for divers, and stability once sunk -- to an interested party but no further action was taken.
Given the very poor condition of the ship and risk of imminent sinking at its pier, as well as the very large cost of restoration for which funds may not have been raised by the Museum, it seems that the likely fate, though regrettable, of this historic ship is to be sunk at sea.
Sincerely
Dept. of Land and Natural Resources
Public information office
Hmmm..... what do you guys make of this?
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My question now is who is the "interested party"
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