Laura Lipp (@lglipp), Alaina Otterstrom (@alainaotterstrom), Samantha Larrazabal (@aguasammy), and Nicole Forelli (@nicoleforelli) of the Molokini Mantas crossed the Pailolo Channel in 5 hours 39 minutes from Napili Bay on Maui to Kainalu on Molokaʻi Island last week.
But as Dr. Steve Minaglia (@hawaiiopenwater) says, “Sometimes things don’t go your way. Congratulations to Marie A. Berry, Jennifer Simmonson, and crew for a solid effort across ʻAuʻau Channel on May 3rd when about 1.5 miles from shore, Marie and Jenn were both chased out of the water by aggressive sharks while approaching the Maui shore.”
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