130303-N-KL617-013 -- SULU SEA, Philippines (March 3, 2013) - Navy divers of Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit ONE and crewmembers of the contracted vessel M/V Jascon 25 offload the sonar from the mine countermeasures ship USS Guardian (MCM 5), which ran aground on Tubbataha Reef 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 Guard

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130303-N-KL617-013 -- SULU SEA, Philippines (March 3, 2013) - Navy divers of Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit ONE and crewmembers of the contracted vessel M/V Jascon 25 offload the sonar from the mine countermeasures ship USS Guardian (MCM 5), which ran aground on Tubbataha Reef 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 Kelby Sanders/Released) USS Guardian 130303-N-KL617-013

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Keywords: armed, conflict, forces, guardian, jascon, military, navy, reef, salvage, states, tubbataha, united, uss, war