• Introduction

The Ehime Maru recovery operation
• The Crowley 450-10 barge
• A systematic search
• Aboard the Ehime Maru
• Deep inside the Ehime Maru

The diving
• The divers
• The diving team
• A diver's work shift

Bringing in the Ehime Maru
• USNS Sumner
• Rockwater 2
• USS Salvor and Deep Drone

Anchored at shallow-water site
• The transit route
• Recovery and relocation
• Shallow-water recovery site

• Timeline of events

The Ehime Maru recovery operation

Aboard the Ehime Maru

The search of the Ehime Maru will follow a systematic pattern covering all accessible areas of the ship. Supervisors monitoring the divers from the barge will decide when the searches are complete.

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