151105-N-RZ218-053 BAHAMAS (Nov. 5, 2015) Contractors with Phoenix International Incorporated prepare to deploy the Orion side-scan system aboard the Military Sealift Command fleet ocean tug USNS Apache (T-ATF 172). Apache departed Norfolk, Va., on Oct. 19 to begin searching for wreckage from the missing flagged merchant vessel El Faro. The ship is equipped with several pieces of underwater search equipment, including a voyage data recorder locator, side-scan sonar and an underwater remote operated vehicle. The Navy's mission will be to first locate the ship and, if possible, to retriev

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151105-N-RZ218-053 BAHAMAS (Nov. 5, 2015) Contractors with Phoenix International Incorporated prepare to deploy the Orion side-scan system aboard the Military Sealift Command fleet ocean tug USNS Apache (T-ATF 172). Apache departed Norfolk, Va., on Oct. 19 to begin searching for wreckage from the missing flagged merchant vessel El Faro. The ship is equipped with several pieces of underwater search equipment, including a voyage data recorder locator, side-scan sonar and an underwater remote operated vehicle. The Navy's mission will be to first locate the ship and, if possible, to retrieve the voyage data recorder - commonly known as a black box. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class John Paul Kotara II/Released) The US Navy's search for the El Faro - 151105-N-RZ218-053

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