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    Baltic Partnership 2015 [Image 3 of 4]

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    Two individuals are aboard what appears to be a rigid inflatable boat (RIB), examining a heavily corroded and encrusted object that has been recovered from underwater. The object is secured with tan/beige lifting straps and rests on netting, suggesting it was retrieved via a diving or salvage operation. The corroded artifact appears to be a metallic cylindrical or rectangular object, possibly of historical or ordnance significance.

    LIEPAJA, LATVIA

    08.27.2015

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    U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. Sixth Fleet

    150827-N-ZZ999-003 LIEPAJA, Latvia (Aug. 27, 2015) Chief Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician Ryan Gilfillan, assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 8 takes measurements and looks for identifying markings on a German World War II-era 240mm shell that was pulled from a wreckage site off the coast of Liepaja, Latvia, as part of Baltic Partnership 2015, Aug. 27. U.S. 6th Fleet, headquartered in Naples, Italy, conducts the full spectrum of joint and naval operations, often in concert with allied, joint, and interagency partners, in order to advance U.S. national interests and security and stability in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Johnathan Dobbins/Released)

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    Date Taken: 08.27.2015
    Date Posted: 08.28.2015 12:11
    Photo ID: 2148458
    VIRIN: 150827-N-ZZ999-003
    Resolution: 758x534
    Size: 420.91 KB
    Location: LIEPAJA, LV
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