The U.S. Navy fleet support ship USS Grapple (ARS 53) conducts deep drone and diving operations at the crash site of Swissair Flight 111 off the coast of Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia, on Sept. 14, 1998. U.S. and Canadian forces are working together in the retrieval of victims and aircraft debris from the crash site. Grapple is the U.S. Navy's newest rescue and salvage vessel and can deploy Mobile Underwater Debris Survey System technology, Synthetic Aperture Sonar, and the Laser Electro-Optics Identification System to provide detailed images of the ocean floor.
(DoD photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Todd P. Cichonowicz, U.S. Navy. (Released))
| Date Taken: | 09.13.1998 |
| Date Posted: | 07.27.2025 11:59 |
| Photo ID: | 9208672 |
| VIRIN: | 980914-D-D0439-8147 |
| Resolution: | 2057x1320 |
| Size: | 874.58 KB |
| Location: | PEGGY'S COVE, NOVA SCOTIA, CA |
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