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Updated at 3:42 p.m., Monday, March 9, 2009

Hokulea's departure for Palmyra Atoll delayed for ninth day in row

Associated Press

Weather again forced postponement of the voyaging canoe Hokulea's departure for Palmyra Atoll.

It was the ninth consecutive day the start of the 1,000-mile trip has been delayed.

The canoe's navigators, who sail without instruments, need clear skies in order to set their initial course.