Navy Plans $1.5M Salvage Operation for Jet Crashed in Hawaii

Inflatable cylinders to be used to lift aircraft off coral reef, aiming to protect environment and retain jet's combat capability.

The U.S. Navy estimates it will cost $1.5 million to salvage a jet plane that crashed on a coral reef in Hawaii nearly two weeks ago.
The salvage efforts are focused on protecting the environment and safely recovering the aircraft in a way that retains its combat capability.
The P-8A, the military’s version of a Boeing 737 jet, slammed into an environmentally sensitive bay about 10 miles from Honolulu when it overshot the runway at Marine Corps Base Hawaii.
The Navy plans to use inflatable cylinders to lift and roll the jet plane off the reef where it crashed.
The Navy uses the P-8A to search for submarines and conduct surveillance and reconnaissance.