Bad weather halts barge service to Lanai for a week…Regular scheduled sail set for Wednesday, businesses waiting
Pine Isle Market ran out of milk, and the Blue Ginger Cafe shut down its dinner service as a Young Brothers barge did not arrive as expected last week due to inclement weather and rough seas.
A “recovery barge” to make up for the lost trip last Wednesday also didn’t arrive on Lanai several days later as the weather forecast throughout the weekend indicated high surge and strong swells, Young Brothers said Monday.
Lanai’s regularly scheduled barge is set to leave Honolulu today and arrive at Kaumalapau Harbor Wednesday, the company said in an email. Ocean conditions permitting, it may schedule a stopover recovery sail for Sunday.
