high-stakes salvage: following a runway overrun, the US Navy defuels a plane that became trapped on Hawaii Reef.

KANEOHE BAY, H?w?ii — Th? U.S. N?v? s?i? M?n??? th?t it h?s ??m?v?? n???l? ?ll ?? th? ???l ???m ? l???? ?l?n? th?t ?v??sh?t ? H?w?ii ??nw?? ?n? l?n??? in ?n ?nvi??nm?nt?ll? s?nsitiv? ???, ??t it ???sn’t h?v? ? tim?t??l? ??? wh?n it will ??t th? ?i?c???t ??t ?? th? w?t??.

R??? A?m. K?vin L?n?x s?i? th??? w?s ?n ?stim?t?? 2,000 ??ll?ns (7,500 lit??s) ?? ???l ?n ????? th? P-8A.

“Th? t??m ?xt??ct?? ?ll th? ???l th?t th?? c??l? ??t ??t ?? th?s? t?nks. This ???c?ss w?s c?m?l?t?? s?cc?ss??ll? with??t ?n? ???l ??in? ??l??s?? int? th? ???,” L?n?x s?i? ?t ? n?ws c?n????nc?. R?m?vin? th? ???l will ????c? th? ?isks ??? th? ??st ?? th? s?lv??? ?????ti?n, h? s?i?.

Th??? w??? n? inj??i?s t? th? nin? ????l? wh? w??? ?n ????? wh?n th? ?l?n? l?n??? N?v. 20 in sh?ll?w w?t?? j?st ???sh??? ?? M??in? C???s B?s? H?w?ii ?t K?n??h? B??. Th? ??s? is ????t 10 mil?s (16 kil?m?t??s) ???m H?n?l?l?.

Cm??. M??k An???s?n, wh? is l???in? th? N?v?’s m??il? ?ivin? ?n? s?lv??? ?nit w??kin? ?t th? sit?, s?i? th? ?l?n? w?s sittin? ?n ? mixt??? ?? c???l ?n? s?n?. Th? l??t ?n?in? is ??stin? ?n c???l. Th? ?l?n? ?is?s ? littl? with th? ti??, s? th? ??ll w?i?ht ?? th? ?l?n? is n?t ?n th? c???l, h? s?i?.

A?v??tis?m?nt

K?n??h? B?? is h?m? t? c???l ????s, ?n ?nci?nt H?w?ii?n ?ish??n? ?n? ? ?????in? ????n? ??? h?mm??h??? sh??ks.

Th??? m?? h?v? ???n s?m? min?? ??m??? t? th? c???l ??t th??? ?i?n’t ?????? t? ?? “m?ssiv? ch?nks missin?,” An???s?n s?i?. Still, th? ??c?s c????ntl? is ?n st??ilizin? th? ?l?n? ?n? ??v?l??in? ? ?l?n t? m?v? it, h? s?i?.

St?t? ?nvi??nm?nt?l ???ici?ls ?x??ct t? c?n??ct ? ??m??? ?ss?ssm?nt ?nc? th? ?l?n? is ??m?v??.

Th? N?v? is st???in? tw? ??ti?ns ??? m?vin? th? ?i?c???t, ?x?l?in?? L?n?x.

Th? ?i?st is t? ?l??t it ?n? ??t it within ??n?? ?? ? c??n? ?n th? ??nw??. Th?n it w??l? ?? li?t?? ?nt? th? ??nw?? ?n? s?t ??wn ?n its l?n?in? ????, which is still in ???? c?n?iti?n. Th? s?c?n? ??ti?n is t? ?l??t it ?n t?? ?? c?lin???s ?n? ??ll it ?? ?nt? th? ??nw??.

L?n?x s?i? th? N?v? h?s th??? ??i??iti?s whil? it ???s this w??k: s???t? ?? th? s?lv??? c??w, ???t?ctin? th? ?nvi??nm?nt ?n? ???s??vin? th? c????ilit? ?? th? ?i?c???t.

Th? N?v? n?w h?s th??? t?m?????? ?l??tin? ????i??s ????n? th? P-8A ?i?c???t ?t its ??stin? s??t t? ???v?nt ?n? ??t?nti?l ???l s?ill ?? ?th?? c?nt?min?nts ???m ??ll?tin? th? ?c??n.

Th? N?v? h?sn’t h?? in?ic?ti?ns ?? ?????ts th?t ?n? ???l l??k?? ???m th? ?l?n?, L?n?x s?i?. Th? N?v? ?ls? t?st?? th? ??m?v?? ???l ?n? ???n? th?t n? w?t?? h?? s????? int? it, which in?ic?t?? th? ?l?n?’s ???l s?st?m w?s still int?ct.

In ???iti?n t? th? ?l??tin? ????i??s, th? N?v? h?s ?l?c?? m?t??i?l ????n? th? ?l?n? t? h?l? ??s??? ?n? ??t?nti?l ??ll?t?nts ?n? ???vi?? ???l? w??nin? ?? ??t??l??m s?ills. Th? N?v? h?s ?ls? k??t ? skimm?? ?n st?n??? s? it c?n ??m?v? ?n? ??ll?t?nts ??ickl?.

On Th??s???, s?il??s ??t?i?v?? th? ??t? ??c????? ?n? c?n??ct?? ? h????????hic s??v?? t? ?ss?ss th? ?l?n?’s st??ct???l int???it?.

Th? N?v? h?s c?m? ?n??? int?ns? sc??tin? in H?w?ii ??? its ?nvi??nm?nt?l st?w???shi? ?n? t??ns????nc? ??t?? j?t ???l l??k?? ???m ? W??l? W?? II-??? ???l st????? ??cilit? int? P???l H?????’s ??inkin? w?t?? in 2021. S?m? 6,000 N?v? ???s?nn?l, th?i? ????n??nts ?n? civili?ns c?m?l?in?? ?? ?h?sic?l ?ilm?nts ??t?? th? s?ill. A?t?? m??ntin? ???ss???, th? N?v? ?????? t? ???in th? t?nks, ?n ?????ti?n th?t is c????ntl? ?n???w??.

L?n?x s?i? h? is ?w??? ?? th? ?ist??st in th? c?mm?nit? t?w??? th? N?v? ?n? is st?ivin? t? ?? t??ns????nt. H? s?i? th? st?t? ?? H?w?ii’s ?n-sc?n? c?mm?n??? ??s??v?? th? ?????lin? ?? th? ?l?n? ?n? ?????st?? th?t th? N?v? inst?ll ? thi?? t?m?????? ???t?ctiv? ????i?? ????n? th? ?l?n?. Th? N?v? c?m?li??.

Th? N?v? ?s?s P-8A ?l?n?s t? s???ch ??? s??m??in?s ?n? t? c?n??ct s??v?ill?nc? ?n? ??c?nn?iss?nc?. M?n???ct???? ?? B??in?, th? ?l?n? is ? milit??? v??si?n ?? th? 737 ??ss?n??? j?t.

Th? ?l?n? is ?ssi?n?? t? P?t??l S??????n 4 st?ti?n?? ?t Whi???? Isl?n? in W?shin?t?n st?t?. P?t??l s??????ns w??? ?nc? ??s?? ?t K?n??h? B?? ??t n?w ???l?? t? H?w?ii ?n ? ??t?tin? ??sis.

Th? N?v? h?s ?l?wn ??t ?n?th?? P-8A ???m W?shin?t?n st?t? t? c???? ??t ??t??l ??ti?s in ?l?c? ?? th? inc???cit?t?? j?t. It is ?l?in? ??t ?? J?int B?s? P???l H?????-Hick?m, ?n th? ?th?? si?? ?? O?h?.