Navy salvage assessment team members board the stern of USS Guardian (MCM 5), which ran aground on Tubbataha Reef on Jan. 17. Operations to safely recover the ship while minimizing environmental effects are being conducted in close cooperation with a

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Navy salvage assessment team members board the stern of USS Guardian (MCM 5), which ran aground on Tubbataha Reef on Jan. 17. Operations to safely recover the ship while minimizing environmental effects are being conducted in close cooperation with allied Philippines Coast Guard and Navy.

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