USS Guardian salvage operations

M/V JASCON 25, AT SEA

02.25.2013

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kelby Sanders 

U.S. Navy           

Mike Herb, director of operations and ocean engineering, and Lt. James Wilkins, diving and salvage officer aboard the U.S. Navy contracted ship M/V Jascon 25, discuss the operation to salvage the mine countermeasures ship USS Guardian (MCM 5). Guardian ran aground on the Tubbataha Reef Jan. 17. 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 3rd Class Kelby Sanders/Released)

• Date Taken: 02.25.2013
• Date Posted: 02.27.2013 20:45
• Photo ID: 875784
• VIRIN: 130225-N-KL617-011
• Resolution: 2680x1780
• Size: 694.22 KB
• Location: M/V JASCON 25, AT SEA