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Navatek II fails to sell at auction

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Video by Jamm Aquino.
In its heyday the Navatek II, also known as SKYE, was a big boat. Now the 85-foot catamaran is a big problem. The state Department of Land and Natural Resources impounded the vessel in March after owner Miraclei LLC, a trust that includes Shane Lawler, maxed out the Navatek II's temporary permit at the Ala Wai Small Boat Harbor. In May, after the vessel began listing in the water, the state paid $35,000 to move it to a ground lot across from the Hawaii Prince Hotel Waikiki where it still sits.
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JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO@STARADVERTISER.COM

The Navatek II vessel was parked Friday in an empty lot ashore at the Ala Wai Boat Harbor in Waikiki. The embattled Navatek II, once a luxury dinner cruise vessel and part of films such as “Jurassic Park II,” failed to sell at auction Friday for a minimum bid of $20,000.

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JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO@STARADVERTISER.COM

Boater Mark Hudman looked at the vessel Navatek II on Friday. “It’s an eyesore, but I’d still like to see it repaired,” he said.