USS Guardian [Image 1 of 3]

SULU SEA

02.24.2013

Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Anderson Bomjardim 

U.S. Navy           

Salvage crew members assigned to the U.S. Navy contracted vessel M/V Jascon 25 are transferred by crane to the mine countermeasures ship USS Guardian (MCM 5). Guardian ran aground on the Tubbataha Reef Jan. 17. Unsafe seas conditions does not allow boarding of the ship by rigid-hull inflatable boats. The U.S. Navy and contracted salvage teams continue damage assessments and the removal of equipment and parts to prepare the grounded ship to be safely dismantled and removed from Tubbataha Reef. The U.S. Navy continues to work in close cooperation with the Philippine authorities to safely dismantle Guardian from the reef while minimizing environmental effects. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Anderson Bomjardim/Released)

• Date Taken: 02.24.2013
• Date Posted: 02.27.2013 19:47
• Photo ID: 875739
• VIRIN: 130225-N-VF350-127
• Resolution: 1500x998
• Size: 888.12 KB
• Location: SULU SEA