Retrieval of Navy plane in Kaneohe Bay could begin Saturday
Civilian salvage and U.S. Navy personnel were on hand Friday as efforts will begin to remove a downed P-8A Poseidon plane from Kaneohe Bay.












































COURTESY U.S. MARINE CORPS
U.S. Navy Sailors with Company 1-2, Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 1, fasten guidelines to a U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon in waters just off the runway during salvage preparations at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Dec. 1.COURTESY U.S. MARINE CORPS
U.S. Navy Chief Navy Diver James Latila and Navy Diver 1st Class James Lindley, both with Company 1-2, Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 1, fasten guidelines to a U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon in waters just off the runway during salvage preparations at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Dec. 1.COURTESY U.S. MARINE CORPS
U.S. Navy Sailors with Company 1-2, Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 1, fasten guidelines to a U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon in waters just off the runway during salvage preparations at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Dec. 1.COURTESY U.S. MARINE CORPS
U.S. Navy Chief Navy Diver Jeremy Kilchenstein, left, instructs Chief Navy Diver James Latila and Navy Diver 1st Class James Lindley, all with Company 1-2, Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 1, fasten guidelines to a U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon in waters just off the runway during salvage preparations at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Dec. 1.COURTESY U.S. MARINE CORPS
A U.S. Marine with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 174, Marine Aircraft Group 24, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, guides a D6 Dozer assigned to MWSS 174 onto a M870 Heavy Equipment Trailer in preparation for salvage operations on a U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon in waters just off the runway at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Dec. 1.COURTESY U.S. MARINE CORPS
A U.S. Marine with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 174, Marine Aircraft Group 24, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, guides a D6 Dozer assigned to MWSS 174 onto a M870 Heavy Equipment Trailer in preparation for salvage operations on a U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon in waters just off the runway at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Dec. 1.COURTESY U.S. MARINE CORPS
U.S. Navy Sailors with Company 1-2, Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 1, deploy Emergency Ship Salvage Material equipment provided by Supervisor of Salvage and Diving, Naval Sea Systems Command, in preparation for salvage operations for a U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon in waters just off the runway at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, during salvage operations at MCAS Kaneohe Bay, MCBH, Dec. 1.COURTESY U.S. MARINE CORPS
U.S. Navy Sailors with Company 1-2, Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 1, deploy Emergency Ship Salvage Material equipment provided by Supervisor of Salvage and Diving, Naval Sea Systems Command, in preparation for salvage operations for a U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon in waters just off the runway at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, during salvage operations at MCAS Kaneohe Bay, MCBH, Dec. 1.