Boat salvage begins

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A crew began salvaging a sailboat that ran aground at Old Kona Airport Park Sunday.

The work began this morning, with a piece of heavy construction equipment hooking up to the boat, the Seaquel, at about 10:30 a.m.

The Department of Land and Natural Resources was investigating the incident.