Friday, March 2, 2012

Mysterious plume blankets Kewalo Basin

A mysterious cloudy substance is emptying intoKewalo Basin from a storm drain at an alarming rate.  
The mystery plume started pouring into 
Kewalo Basinbefore sunrise.

"It was like 5:30 in the morning and I was standing here and then all of a sudden it came all at one time," said Robert St. Romain of Sashimi Fishing Tours.  At first light he and other boat owners were stunned by the free flowing plume that turned the water white. "Just was coming out here like crazy just like you see it right now and it muddied the whole harbor in a matter of five minutes."

The state Department of Health has gathered samples of the water emptying into Kewalo Basin and determined that it is fresh water.  State officials believe the water is mixing with silt and coral which is producing the white color.  The source still remains a mystery.



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