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Navy pulls plane out of Kaneohe Bay

Navy personnel and a private contracting firm worked on Saturday to remove the P8-A Poseidon plane from the waters of Kaneohe Bay.

By George F. Lee

Dec. 2, 2023

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Navy personnel and a private contracting firm worked on Saturday to remove the P8-A Poseidon plane from the waters of Kaneohe Bay. By sundown on Saturday, they had all but completely removed the P-8A Poseidon from the waters.
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U.S. Marine Corps / Lance Cpl. Hunter Jones

U.S. Navy Sailors with Company 1-2, Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 1, inflate salvage roller bags to position a U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon for extraction.
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Navy personnel and a private contracting firm worked on Saturday to remove the P8-A Poseidon plane from the waters of Kaneohe Bay.
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U.S. Marine Corps / Lance Cpl. Hunter Jones

U.S. Navy Sailors with Company 1-2, Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 1, inflate salvage roller bags to position a U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon for extraction.
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U.S. Marine Corps / Lance Cpl. Hunter Jones

U.S. Navy Sailors with Company 1-2, Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 1, inflate salvage roller bags to position a U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon for extraction.
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Boaters shared the nearby waters as operations were underway.
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U.S. Marine Corps / Lance Cpl. Hunter Jones

Private industry diving and salvage experts working alongside U.S. Navy Sailors with Company 1-2, Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 1, use inflatable salvage roller bags to position the U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon for extraction.
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GEORGE F. LEE / GLEE@STARADVERTISER.COM

Navy personnel and a private contracting firm worked on Saturday to remove the P8-A Poseidon plane from the waters of Kaneohe Bay.
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U.S. Marine Corps / Sgt. Julian Elliott-Drouin

A private industry diving and salvage expert, working alongside U.S. Navy Sailors and Marines, operates a hydraulic cable puller to tow a U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon, with the assistance of inflatable salvage roller bags.
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GEORGE F. LEE / GLEE@STARADVERTISER.COM

Navy personnel and a private contracting firm worked on Saturday to remove the P8-A Poseidon plane from the waters of Kaneohe Bay.
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U.S. Marine Corps / Sgt. Julian Elliott-Drouin

Private industry diving and salvage experts working alongside U.S. Navy Sailors with Company 1-2, Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 1, use inflatable salvage roller bags to position the U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon for extraction.
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U.S. Marine Corps / Sgt. Julian Elliott-Drouin

Private industry diving and salvage experts working alongside U.S. Navy Sailors with Company 1-2, Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 1, use inflatable salvage roller bags to position the U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon for extraction.
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GEORGE F. LEE / GLEE@STARADVERTISER.COM

Navy personnel and a private contracting firm worked on Saturday to remove the P8-A Poseidon plane from the waters of Kaneohe Bay.
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U.S. Marine Corps / Sgt. Julian Elliott-Drouin

Private industry diving and salvage experts working alongside U.S. Navy Sailors and Marines use a hydraulic cable puller to tow a U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon, with the assistance of inflatable salvage roller bags.
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GEORGE F. LEE / GLEE@STARADVERTISER.COM

Navy personnel and a private contracting firm worked on Saturday to remove the P8-A Poseidon plane from the waters of Kaneohe Bay.
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GEORGE F. LEE / GLEE@STARADVERTISER.COM

Boaters shared the nearby waters as operations were underway.

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