“The major impact area, at this point, is pulverized coral,” Fuller said. Closer to shore, at the end of the runway, coral colonies have a multitude of white scars. Tops of corals are sliced off where the plane’s landing gear first struck, or during its salvage.
Shocking underwater footage captured the destruction that a huge US Navy plane caused after it crashed into endangered coral reef in Hawaii s Kaneohe Bay on November 20.
Kim Fuller, an aquatic biologist with the state Department of Land and Natural Resources’ Division of Aquatic Resources, said department divers Tuesday will continue to assess the damage to the reef from a Navy P-8A Poseidon that slid off the runway at Marine Corps Base Hawaii.
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