On Monday, November 20, a large military aircraft, identified as the Boeing P-8A Poseidon, crashed off the the coast of Kaneohe Bay in Hawaii. This particular aircraft is primarily used for reconnaissance and submarine hunting.
Thankfully, all nine people that were on board survived after swimming to shore.
At 10:45 AM an alert was issued informing authorities that an aircraft had crashed near the Marine base located nearby. The Honolulu Emergency Medical Services Department (EMS) responded quickly to the emergency call but were relieved to find out upon arrival that no injuries had been reported amongst the crew members.
JUST IN – Large U.S. military plane, potentially a Boeing P-8 Poseidon, overshot a runway and splashed into a bay in Hawaii. pic.twitter.com/7BlnOqUDww
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Inquiries into what caused the crash have already begun with U.S Navy Gunnery Sgt Orlando Perez leading investigations into finding out exactly why the P-8A overshot its runway during take-off.
As per reports from the Navy website, this particular type of aircraft is designed specifically for ‘long range anti-submarine warfare’ as well as intelligence gathering and surveillance missions which are used to replace older models like P3C Orions.
The fact that all nine passengers aboard this plane managed to swim back safely without any injury is nothing short of miraculous given how serious these types of accidents can be and should be celebrated as such.
Even more impressive is how fast authorities responded when they received word about what had happened and their thoroughness in investigating what caused it so that similar incidents don’t occur again in future flights involving military personnel or otherwise.
The Daily Mail reported:
“Its fuselage appeared intact, suggesting a low-speed crash into the sea. Gunnery Sgt Orlando Perez said it was a Poseidon reconnaissance plane used for intelligence. Peter Forman said the runway in Kaneohe is shorter than usual, and bad weather and Kona winds may also have played a part.
‘The pilot probably didn’t put the plane down exactly where he wanted to on the runway,’ he told Hawaii News Now. ‘It’s probably a combination of all those factors put together.’
The Honolulu Fire Department (HFD) sent out the initial alert just after 2 pm for a ‘probable aircraft fire incident,’ according to KITV. The P-8A is manufactured by Boeing and shares many parts with the 737 commercial jet. The base is home to over 25,000 Marines, sailors, family members and civilian employees.”
