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    A person in khaki military-style clothing is handling a yellow underwater vehicle or sonar device labeled 'NAVY SUPSALV' (Supervisor of Salvage and Diving). The equipment appears to be a side-scan sonar towfish or similar underwater survey device, equipped with a dorsal fin, cables, and a tow attachment. The scene appears to take place on a ship's deck or similar maritime surface.

    USNS APACHE, BAHAMAS

    10.23.2015

    Photo by John Kotara 

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    151023-N-RZ218-072
    BAHAMAS (Oct. 23, 2015) A contractor with Phoenix International Incorporated prepares a 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 22:01
    Photo ID: 2250648
    VIRIN: 151023-N-RZ218-072
    Resolution: 600x399
    Size: 50.54 KB
    Location: USNS APACHE, BS

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