Marine debris entangles itself into large masses, causing entanglements to marine life and destroying coral when large balls of net, fishing line and polypropylene rope get caught on the reef. The Rapture was about 20 miles southwest of French Frigate Shoals when it encountered the large net. It took the Rapture crew approximately one and half hours to cut the net from the engine and get the engine working again. The vessel is now underway again on route to Honolulu. All rights reserved.
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