"When we got there, the (Kiele V) captain and crew were trying to cut away the rigging lines so the sail could get away," said Jason Moore, staff photographer for Maui No Ka Oi Magazine, who was aboard the Teralani III, the first ship to arrive and offer assistance to Kiele V.

"The back side (of the Kiele V) was being pulled down and the captain only had a hacksaw to cut the rigging," Moore said.