Navy Diver 1st Class Calum Sanders, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 (MDSU/2), enters the water while a piece of casemate, which served as the outer layer of armor for CSS Georgia, is recovered from the Savannah River.
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SAVANNAH Ga. (Aug. 26, 2015) Navy Diver 1st Class Calum Sanders, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 (MDSU/2), enters the water while a piece of casemate, which served as the outer layer of armor for CSS Georgia, is recovered 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# 150826-N-WB378-054
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