Members of the CSS Georgia salvage project watch as a 17,000-pound guillotine, used to break up pieces of CSS Georgia, is raised from the Savannah River.

SAVANNAH, Ga. (Aug. 17, 2015) Members of the CSS Georgia salvage project watch as a 17,000-pound guillotine, used to break up pieces of CSS Georgia, is raised from the Savannah River. 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 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in a project directed by Naval Sea Systems Command Supervisor of Salvage and Diving to salvage and preserve CSS Georgia. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Blake Midnight) File# 150817-N-WB378-006