US Navy says it will cost $1.5M to salvage jet plane that crashed on Hawaii coral reef

Contractors place inflatable bags under a U.S. Navy P-8A in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, Friday, so they can float the aircraft over the water and onto land. (AP Photo/Audrey McAvoy)

In this image taken from video provided by the U.S. Navy, Navy divers assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit One (MDSU-1) conduct an underwater survey of the U.S. Navy’s P-8A Poseidon in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023. (U.S. Navy via AP)

HONOLULU — 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, officials said Saturday.