150814-N-WB378-008 SAVANNAH, Ga. (Aug. 14, 2015) –
150814-N-WB378-008 SAVANNAH, Ga. (Aug. 14, 2015) – Navy Diver 1st Class Matthew Greiner, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 (MDSU/2) conducts pre-dive checks on a transportable recompression chamber. ... More
150815-N-WB378-002 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 15, 2015) –
150815-N-WB378-002 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 15, 2015) – The dive side above the remains of CSS Georgia awaits the men assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 (MDSU/s), to man their stations as an early morning ... More
150817-N-WB378-001 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 17, 2015) –
150817-N-WB378-001 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 17, 2015) – Navy Diver 1st Class Calum Sanders, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 (MDSU/2), enters the Savannah River to conduct salvage operations on SCC Georg... More
150821-N-WB378-010 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 21, 2015) –
150821-N-WB378-010 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 21, 2015) – Members of Task Element CSS Georgia, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 (MDSU/2), prepare the barge for salvage operations as a container ship passes... More
Navy Diver 1st Class Fernando Almazan, assigned to
Navy Diver 1st Class Fernando Almazan, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 (MDSU/2), uses hand signals to communicate with a crane operator during salvage operations of CSS Georgia in the Savannah Rive... More
150824-N-WB378-036 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 24, 2015) –
150824-N-WB378-036 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 24, 2015) – Construction Mechanic 2nd Class Jimmy Crawford, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 (MDSU/2), uses hand signals to communicate with a crane operator d... More
150826-N-WB378-014 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 26, 2015) –
150826-N-WB378-014 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 26, 2015) – Navy Diver 1st Class Matthew Greiner, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 (MDSU/2), climbs a ladder to exit the Savannah River after conducting salvag... More
150827-N-WB378-001 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 27, 2015) –
150827-N-WB378-001 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 27, 2015) – Navy Diver 1st Class Travis Arneson, right, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 (MDSU/2), gives a dive brief to members of Task Element CSS Georgia, p... More
150814-N-WB378-013 SAVANNAH, Ga. (Aug. 14, 2015) –
150814-N-WB378-013 SAVANNAH, Ga. (Aug. 14, 2015) – Navy Divers assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 (MDSU/2), conduct pre-dive coms checks on KM-37 diving helmets prior to commencing salvage operations ... More
150815-N-WB378-005 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 15, 2015) –
150815-N-WB378-005 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 15, 2015) – Navy Diver 1st Class Spencer Puett, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 (MDSU/s), conducts pre-dive checks on a KM-37 diving helmet. Navy Divers assig... More
150817-N-WB378-006 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 17, 2015) –
150817-N-WB378-006 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 ... More
150821-N-WB378-019 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 21, 2015) –
150821-N-WB378-019 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 21, 2015) – Members of Task Element CSS Georgia don their KM-37 diving helmets in preparation for salvage operations in the Savannah River. Navy divers assigned to MDSU/2 ... More
Chief Warrant Officer 3 Jason Potts, assigned to Mobile
Chief Warrant Officer 3 Jason Potts, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 (MDSU/2), uses hand signals to communicate with a crane operator during the recovery of a piece of casemate which served as the ... More
150824-N-WB378-038 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 24, 2015) –
150824-N-WB378-038 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 24, 2015) – Construction Mechanic 2nd Class Jimmy Crawford, right, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 (MDSU/2), and Jason Kelly of Salonen Marine, position a pie... More
150826-N-WB378-038 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 26, 2015) –
150826-N-WB378-038 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 26, 2015) – Rick Hughes, of Salonen Marine, watches from the cab of a crane as Navy divers assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 (MDSU/2) climb a ladder to exit the... More
150827-N-WB378-004 SAVANNAH, Ga., (Aug. 27, 2015) –
150827-N-WB378-004 SAVANNAH, Ga., (Aug. 27, 2015) – Navy Diver 1st Class Travis Arneson, left, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 (MDSU/2), gives a dive brief to members of Task Element CSS Georgia, p... More
150814-N-WB378-060 SAVANNAH, Ga. (Aug. 14, 2015) –
150814-N-WB378-060 SAVANNAH, Ga. (Aug. 14, 2015) – Navy Divers, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 (MDSU/2) don their KM-37 diving helmets prior to conducting diving operations. Navy Divers assigned t... More
150815-N-WB378-015 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 15, 2015) –
150815-N-WB378-015 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 15, 2015) – Master Diver Steve Askew, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 (MDSU/2), gives a pre-dive brief to fellow divers of MDSU/2, prior to salvage operations... More
150817-N-WB378-017 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 17, 2015) –
150817-N-WB378-017 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 17, 2015) – Navy Diver 1st Class Calum Sanders, center, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 (MDSU/2), describes the condition of CSS Georgia at the bottom of the ... More
150821-N-WB378-060 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 21, 2015) –
150821-N-WB378-060 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 21, 2015) – Members of Task Element CSS Georgia, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 (MDSU/2), stand at the waters edge in preparation for salvage operations in t... More
A piece of casemate, which served as CSS Georgia’s
A piece of casemate, which served as CSS Georgia’s outer layer of armor, is raised from the Savannah River. Navy Divers assigned to MDSU/2 and Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technicians assigned to Mobile Unit 6 a... More
150824-N-WB378-039 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 24, 2015) –
150824-N-WB378-039 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 24, 2015) – Construction Mechanic 2nd Class Jimmy Crawford, right, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 (MDSU/2), and Jason Kelly of Salonen Marine, position a pie... More
150826-N-WB378-049 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 26, 2015) –
150826-N-WB378-049 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 26, 2015) – Construction Mechanic 2nd Class Jimmy Crawford, yellow hard hat, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 (MDSU/2), uses hand signals to communicate with a... More
150827-N-WB378-008 SAVANNAH, Ga., (Aug. 27, 2015) –
150827-N-WB378-008 SAVANNAH, Ga., (Aug. 27, 2015) – Navy Diver 1st Class Travis Arneson, right, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 (MDSU/2), gives a dive brief to members of Task Element CSS Georgia, ... More
150814-N-WB378-066 SAVANNAH, Ga. (Aug. 14, 2015) –
150814-N-WB378-066 SAVANNAH, Ga. (Aug. 14, 2015) – Master Diver Steve Askew, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 (MDSU/2) uses a soapy brush to check Navy Diver 3rd Class Frank Ormonde, also assigned t... More
150815-N-WB378-017 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 15, 2015) –
150815-N-WB378-017 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 15, 2015) – Master Diver Steve Askew, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 (MDSU/2), gives a pre-dive brief to fellow divers of MDSU/2, prior to salvage operations... More
150818-N-WB378-038 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 18, 2015) –
150818-N-WB378-038 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 18, 2015) – Navy Diver 1st Class Spencer Puett, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 (MDSU/2), enters the Savannah River to conduct salvage operations on SCC Georg... More
150821-N-WB378-061 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 21, 2015) –
150821-N-WB378-061 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 21, 2015) – Navy Diver 1st Class Kurt Eberle, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 (MDSU/2), enters the water to conduct salvage operations on CSS Georgia in the S... More
150823-N-WB378-069 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 23, 2015) –
150823-N-WB378-069 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 23, 2015) – Members of the CSS Georgia project lower a piece of casemate, which served as CSS Georgia’s outer layer of armor, onto the deck of a barge during salvage opera... More
150826-N-WB378-054 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 26, 2015) –
150826-N-WB378-054 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 oute... More
150827-N-WB378-029 SAVANNAH, Ga., (Aug. 27, 2015) –
150827-N-WB378-029 SAVANNAH, Ga., (Aug. 27, 2015) – Navy Diver 1st Class Matthew Greiner, left, and Navy Diver 1st Class Travis Arneson, both assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 (MDSU/2), survey curren... More
150814-N-WB378-068 SAVANNAH, Ga. (Aug. 14, 2015) –
150814-N-WB378-068 SAVANNAH, Ga. (Aug. 14, 2015) – Navy Diver 1st Class Tony Russo, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 (MDSU/2), awaits orders to enter the water and commence salvage operations on CSS... More
150815-N-WB378-038 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 15, 2015) –
150815-N-WB378-038 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 15, 2015) – Construction mechanic 2nd Class Jimmy Crawford, center, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 (MDSU/2), recites the oath of re-enlistment given by Chief... More
150818-N-WB378-039 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 18, 2015) –
150818-N-WB378-039 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 18, 2015) – Navy Diver 3rd Class Kevin Kollar, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 (MDSU/2), enters the Savannah River to conduct salvage operations on SCC Georgi... More
150821-N-WB378-074 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 21, 2015) –
150821-N-WB378-074 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 21, 2015) – Navy Diver 1st Class Spencer Puett, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 (MDSU/2), begins his descent to the bottom of the Savannah River to conduct sa... More
150823-N-WB378-094 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 23, 2015) –
150823-N-WB378-094 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 23, 2015) – Navy Diver 1st Class Kurt Eberle, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 (MDSU/2), awaits orders to descend the waters of the Savannah River to conduct s... More
150826-N-WB378-060 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 26, 2015) –
150826-N-WB378-060 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 26, 2015) – Construction Mechanic 2nd Class Jimmy Crawford, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 (MDSU/2), guides a piece of casemate, which served as the outer la... More
150814-N-WB378-083 SAVANNAH, Ga. (Aug. 14, 2015) –
150814-N-WB378-083 SAVANNAH, Ga. (Aug. 14, 2015) – Navy Diver 1st Class Tony Russo, left, and Navy Diver 1st Class Travis Arneson, both assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 (MDSU/2), return to the surfa... More
150815-N-WB378-043 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 15, 2015) –
150815-N-WB378-043 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 15, 2015) – Construction mechanic 2nd Class Jimmy Crawford, right, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 (MDSU/2), recites the oath of re-enlistment given by Chief ... More
150818-N-WB378-050 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 18, 2015) –
150818-N-WB378-050 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 18, 2015) – Navy Diver 1st Class Peter Kozminsky, left, and Navy Diver 1st Class Matthew Greiner, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 (MDSU/2), pull fellow navy d... More
150821-N-WB378-085 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 21, 2015) –
150821-N-WB378-085 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 21, 2015) – Members of Task Element CSS Georgia, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 (MDSU/2), deploy divers to the bottom of the Savannah River to conduct salvag... More
150823-N-WB378-103 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 23, 2015) –
150823-N-WB378-103 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 23, 2015) – Members of the CSS Georgia project prepare a piece of casemate, which served as CSS Georgia’s outer layer of armor, for storage and transport, after it’s recov... More
150826-N-WB378-071 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 26, 2015) –
150826-N-WB378-071 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 26, 2015) – Construction Mechanic 2nd Class Jimmy Crawford, right, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 (MDSU/2), and Heath Barnett, of Global Phillips Cartner, gu... More
150814-N-WB378-121 SAVANNAH, Ga. (Aug. 14, 2015) –
150814-N-WB378-121 SAVANNAH, Ga. (Aug. 14, 2015) – Chief Warrant Officer 3 Jason Potts, on scene commander, Task Element CSS Georgia, supervises as a piece of casemate, made of railroad ties and timber which se... More
150815-N-WB378-087 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 15, 2015) –
150815-N-WB378-087 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 15, 2015) – Navy Diver 1st Class Fernando Almazan, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 (MDSU/2), dons his KM-37 diving helmet prior to salvage operations of CSS G... More
150818-N-WB378-071 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 18, 2015) –
150818-N-WB378-071 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 18, 2015) – Navy Diver 1st Class Spencer Puett, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 (MDSU/2), climbs out of the Savannah River after completing salvage operations... More
150826-N-WB378-071 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 26, 2015) –Heath
150826-N-WB378-071 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 26, 2015) –Heath Barnett, of Global Phillips Cartner, guides a rigging I beam onto a recovery barge during salvage operations of CSS Georgia. Navy divers assigned to MDSU/... More
150814-N-WB378-126 SAVANNAH, Ga. (Aug. 14, 2015) –
150814-N-WB378-126 SAVANNAH, Ga. (Aug. 14, 2015) – From left to right, Parker Brooks, Jim Jobling and James Duff, archaeologists assigned to the CSS Georgia project, examine a piece of casemate, made of railroa... More
150815-N-WB378-096 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 15, 2015) –
150815-N-WB378-096 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 15, 2015) – Chief Warrant Officer 3 Jason Potts, left, and Navy Diver 1st Class Fernando Almazan, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 (MDSU/2), begin their decent... More
150814-N-WB378-169 SAVANNAH, Ga. (Aug. 14, 2015) –
150814-N-WB378-169 SAVANNAH, Ga. (Aug. 14, 2015) – Navy Diver 1st Class Travis Arneason, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 (MDSU/2), lets dive supervisor Navy Diver 1st Class Calum Sanders, also assi... More
150815-N-WB378-098 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 15, 2015) –
150815-N-WB378-098 SAVANNAH Ga., (Aug. 15, 2015) – Chief Warrant Officer 3 Jason Potts, assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 (MDSU/2), returns to the surface after salvage operations of CSS Georgia in t... More