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    A technician or sailor is crouching down and working on a yellow underwater equipment device labeled 'NAVY SUPSALV' (Supervisor of Salvage and Diving). The equipment appears to be a sonar towfish or similar underwater survey/salvage device being prepared or maintained on what appears to be a ship's deck. The scene suggests pre-deployment preparation or post-recovery maintenance of naval salvage equipment.

    USNS APACHE, BAHAMAS

    10.23.2015

    Photo by John Kotara 

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    151023-N-RZ218-045
    BAHAMAS (Oct. 23, 2015) Olden Glover, a contractor with Phoenix International Incorporated, prepares the tow pinger locater 25 (TPL 25) for the upcoming salvage mission aboard USNS Apache (T-ATF 172). USNS Apache departed Norfolk, Va., Oct. 19, to begin searching for wreckage from the missing U.S. Flagged merchant vessel El Faro. The ship is equipped with several pieces of underwater search equipment, including a voyage data recorder locator, side-scan sonar and an underwater remote operated vehicle. The Navy's mission will be to first locate the ship and, if possible, to retrieve the voyage data recorder - commonly known as a black box. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class John Paul Kotara II/Released)

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    Date Taken: 10.23.2015
    Date Posted: 10.26.2015 21:51
    Photo ID: 2250611
    VIRIN: 151023-N-RZ218-045
    Resolution: 4928x3280
    Size: 1.72 MB
    Location: USNS APACHE, BS

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