Source: The Honolulu Advertiser
November 16, 2009

Honolulu, HI - The Navy has halted additional coral stabilization and rubble removal at the site where the USS Port Royal ran aground in February, the U.S. Pacific Fleet announced today.

The work was suspended because of high surf this summer, with a commitment from the Navy to reassess after the high surf season. Recent assessment dives by marine biologists indicate that the initial coral stabilization efforts were successful. Additionally, they found that the ocean dispersed most of the remaining rubble without additional damage. The underwater environmental experts now conclude that continued stabilization efforts would likely cause more harm than good.

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