An identifier ended up in the sea aircraft of the US Navy after overshooting the runway at a Marine Corps air base on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. According to Marine Corps spokeswoman Lt. Col. Haley Harms, no one was injured among the nine-member crew of the P-8A Poseidon, a twin-engine multi-mission patrol aircraft that has the same airframe as a passenger Boeing 737.
“All nine occupants of the aircraft at the time of the incident are accounted for and no injuries were reported.” The P-8A Poseidon aircraft is one of the key tools of its operations Navy of the US, as it can carry both torpedoes as well as cruise missiles, while conducting anti-submarine warfare and intelligence gathering missions. In fact, he is also called the “killer of submarines”.
Video shows the aircraft with its wings just above the waterline in Kaneohe Bay, outside the Marine Corps base on the Hawaiian island of Oahu, north of the capital Honolulu. The accident likely occurred because visibility was limited to about one and a half kilometers at the time of the incident due to fog with wind gusts of up to 40 km/h, according to the National Weather Service of USA.
Booms have been placed in the water to prevent the spread of any hazardous materials while the investigation into the incident continues.
Source: News Beast
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