US Navy Plane Removed From Hawaii Bay After It Overshot Runway; Coral Damage Being Evaluated

US Navy Plane Removed From Hawaii Bay After It Overshot Runway; Coral Damage Being Evaluated
Contractors place inflatable bags under a U.S. Navy P-8A in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, on Dec. 1, 2023, so they can float the aircraft over the water and onto land. Audrey McAvoy/AP Photo
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KANEOHE BAY, Hawaii—Landing gear from a U.S. Navy jet pulverized coral when it came to a stop in an environmentally sensitive Hawaii bay after overshooting a runway nearly two weeks ago, a state official said Monday.

Kim Fuller, an aquatic biologist with the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources, said divers are working to quantify the extent of the damage now that the plane has has been removed from the water.