080624-N-5329L-290 PROVIDENCE, (June 24, 2008) Army Staff Sergeant David Gills, assigned to the 86th Engineering Dive Team, attaches a line on a wire rope that is attached to the sunken former Soviet submarine Juliett 484 that lies on the bottom of the Providence River. Navy and Army divers, along with Federal, state and local authorities participate in a joint service operation to raise the sunken former Soviet submarine at Collier Point Park. Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 2, Army Dive Company and a NAVSEA Support Unit are preparing to salvage the submarine that s
080624-N-5329L-290 PROVIDENCE, (June 24, 2008) Army Staff Sergeant David Gills, assigned to the 86th Engineering Dive Team, attaches a line on a wire rope that is attached to the sunken former Soviet submarine Juliett 484 that lies on the bottom of the Providence River. Navy and Army divers, along with Federal, state and local authorities participate in a joint service operation to raise the sunken former Soviet submarine at Collier Point Park. Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 2, Army Dive Company and a NAVSEA Support Unit are preparing to salvage the submarine that sank at her mooring point in about 30 feet of water during a nor’easter, which struck Providence in April of 2007. This training exercise is part of the DoD’s Innovative Readiness Training program. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Eric Lippmann (Released) US Navy 080624-N-5329L-290 Army Staff Sergeant David Gills, assigned to the 86th Engineering Dive Team, attaches a line on a wire rope that is attached to the sunken former Soviet submarine Juliett 484
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