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    An aerial photograph shows a large rusted cargo/freighter vessel grounded or beached near a rocky shoreline in clear turquoise tropical waters. A salvage or work barge loaded with heavy equipment and cranes is positioned nearby, suggesting an active salvage or wreck removal operation. A smaller aluminum workboat is moored alongside the grounded vessel.

    SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO

    08.16.2012

    Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jaclyn Young 

    U.S. Coast Guard PIAT NSF

    Coast Guard and response contractors work to safely salvage and remove the grounded 202-foot freighter Jireh on Mona Island, Puerto Rico Thursday Aug. 16, 2012. Response crewmembers have removed 600 tons of oiled cargo and more than 5,000 gallons of oil/water mixture since the vessel ran aground on June 21, 2012.

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    Date Taken: 08.16.2012
    Date Posted: 08.17.2012 15:54
    Photo ID: 647122
    VIRIN: 120816-G-OA962-195
    Resolution: 3000x1996
    Size: 3.59 MB
    Location: SAN JUAN, PR
    Web Views: 91
    Downloads: 5

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    A group of five to six workers are gathered on the deck of a large industrial vessel or barge, appearing to conduct an inspection or briefing. One individual wearing sunglasses and a white hard hat is pointing upward, directing the attention of the group toward overhead structural elements. The workers are equipped with personal protective equipment including hard hats and life vests, suggesting a maritime safety inspection or site walkthrough.
    Three individuals wearing white hard hats are gathered together reviewing what appears to be a technical schematic or blueprint document. One person wears a 'Resolve Marine Group' hard hat and a yellow West Marine inflatable life vest, while the other two wear red life vests with US Coast Guard markings and American flag patches. The setting appears to be inside a vessel or marine industrial structure.
    Two workers are on what appears to be a vessel or industrial platform, with one man in a red dry suit being assisted by a second man wearing a life vest. The man in the red suit has a blue neck seal and is being helped with harness straps. The setting appears to be a maritime salvage or diving operation environment.
    A commercial diver wearing a heavy-duty diving helmet and red dry suit is climbing out of murky water via a metal ladder onto a vessel or platform. The diver is equipped with a full surface-supply diving setup including umbilical hoses, a harness, and is holding a yellow handheld device. The setting appears to be an industrial marine or salvage operation environment.
    A heavily rusted cargo ship named 'JIREH' is grounded on a rocky reef or shoreline, listing at an angle. A salvage operation is underway, with an orange salvage/crane barge visible in the background bearing the phone number 954-764-8700. Personnel in safety gear including hard hats and life vests are observing and managing the recovery operation.
    An aerial photograph shows a maritime salvage or recovery operation near a tropical coastline with clear turquoise and blue waters. A grounded or wrecked vessel sits close to the shoreline, while an orange work barge is positioned nearby, connected by a tow line to a smaller tugboat or support vessel further offshore. The shallow reef areas are visible beneath the water surface, indicating a potentially hazardous coastal zone.
    An aerial photograph shows a large rusted cargo/freighter vessel grounded or beached near a rocky shoreline in clear turquoise tropical waters. A salvage or work barge loaded with heavy equipment and cranes is positioned nearby, suggesting an active salvage or wreck removal operation. A smaller aluminum workboat is moored alongside the grounded vessel.

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