Chief Warrant Officer 3 Jason Potts, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 (MDSU/2), uses hand signals to communicate with a crane operator during the recovery of a piece of casemate which served as the outer layer of armor for CSS Georgia. Navy Divers assigned to MDSU/2 and Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technicians assigned to Mobile Unit 6 are working in conjunction with archaeologists, conservationists, Naval History and Heritage Command and the Army Corps of Engineers in a project directed by Naval Sea Systems Command Supervisor of Salvage and Diving to salvage and preserve CSS G


Chief Warrant Officer 3 Jason Potts, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 (MDSU/2), uses hand signals to communicate with a crane operator during the recovery of a piece of casemate which served as the outer layer of armor for CSS Georgia. Navy Divers assigned to MDSU/2 and Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technicians assigned to Mobile Unit 6 are working in conjunction with archaeologists, conservationists, Naval History and Heritage Command and the Army Corps of Engineers in a project directed by Naval Sea Systems Command Supervisor of Salvage and Diving to salvage and preserve CSS Georgia. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Blake Midnight/Released)


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