Missing military tanker found off Hawaiian coast

Divers have located the remains of a U.S. Naval tanker that served both in WWII as well as the Korean war, sinking off the coast of Hawaii in 1957 after striking a reef.

It lay undisturbed, and unseen to human eyes in 80 feet of water for almost 60 years, until August 3rd.

“I turn around, and this giant, looming structure, so eerie,” described Melissa Price, a maritime archaeologist and one of three people to make the discovery.

“I had to stare at it for a little bit, then I started freaking out under water, screaming and motioning,” said Rebecca Weible, a UH Manoa Marine Biology student.

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Story: Chris Tanaka, Hawaii News Now | Photo: Hawaii News Now