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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

Bringing in the Ehime Maru

The Rockwater 2 will take 3-5 days to move the Ehime Maru about 16 miles to the shallow-water recovery site, accompanied by support ships. The move may take longer if conditions are unfavorable.

< 1. > The USNS Sumner
< 2. > The Rockwater 2
< 3. > The USS Salvor and Deep Drone


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