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    MDSU1 Supports Arctic Expeditionary Capabilities Exercise 2019 [Image 8 of 31]

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    A worker wearing waders and green gloves stands knee-deep in water, using a long-handled scraper or shovel to work on the deteriorating hull of an abandoned vessel marked with the number '42'. The boat shows severe deterioration including peeling white and blue paint, algae growth, and structural damage to its wooden hull. The scene appears to be a harbor or coastal area with other vessels visible in the background.

    ADAK, ALASKA, UNITED STATES

    09.02.2019

    Photo by Senior Chief Petty Officer Brandon Raile 

    Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group One

    Master Diver James Ohalek of Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit One (MDSU 1) uses an axe to cut away at the pilothouse of the F/V Heritage, an abandoned vessel that had been blocking access to a boat ramp on Adak Island in Alaska's Aleutian chain. MDSU 1 is on Adak in support of Arctic Expeditionary Capabilities Exercise 2019 and is the U.S. Navy's premier diving and salvage force, prepared to rapidly deploy combat-ready, expeditionary warfare capable, specialized dive teams to conduct harbor and waterway clearance, emergent underwater repairs, and salvage operations in all environments. (Photo by Senior Chief Petty Officer Brandon Raile)

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    Date Taken: 09.02.2019
    Date Posted: 09.06.2019 16:21
    Photo ID: 5727554
    VIRIN: 190902-N-NL576-265
    Resolution: 5244x3888
    Size: 3.04 MB
    Location: ADAK, ALASKA, US
    Web Views: 207
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    A worker wearing waders and green gloves stands knee-deep in water, using a long-handled scraper or shovel to work on the deteriorating hull of an abandoned vessel marked with the number '42'. The boat shows severe deterioration including peeling white and blue paint, algae growth, and structural damage to its wooden hull. The scene appears to be a harbor or coastal area with other vessels visible in the background.
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