130311-N-JC374-357 SULU SEA (March 11, 2013) Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Brandon Berry, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 1, grinds through steel in the engine room compartment in preparation for removal of machinery from the Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship ex-Guardian (MCM 5), which ran aground on the Tubbataha Reef on Jan. 17. The Navy and contracted salvage teams continue damage assessments and the removal of equipment and parts to prepare the grounded ship to be safely dismantled and removed from Tubbataha Reef. The Navy continues to work in close coopera
130311-N-JC374-357 SULU SEA (March 11, 2013) Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Brandon Berry, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 1, grinds through steel in the engine room compartment in preparation for removal of machinery from the Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship ex-Guardian (MCM 5), which ran aground on the Tubbataha Reef on Jan. 17. The Navy and contracted salvage teams continue damage assessments and the removal of equipment and parts to prepare the grounded ship to be safely dismantled and removed from Tubbataha Reef. The Navy continues to work in close cooperation with the Philippine authorities to safely dismantle Guardian from the reef while minimizing environmental effects. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jonah Stepanik/Released) Join the conversation Guardian is salvaged. (8559258061)
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