U.S. Navy Sailors aboard the rescue and salvage ship USS Grapple (ARS 53), perform weight tests for Navy diver davits and booms.

Pascagoula, Miss. (Sep. 06, 2005) U.S. Navy Sailors aboard the rescue and salvage ship USS Grapple (ARS 53), perform weight tests for Navy diver davits and booms in preparing for salvage operations in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina along the Gulf Coast. The Navy's involvement in the Hurricane Katrina humanitarian assistance operations is led by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in conjunction with the Department of Defense. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Jay C. Pugh File# 050906-N-0535P-078