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Captain Baumann discusses with CBS ‘60 Minutes’ anchor Scott Pelley to be deployed in the search for El Faro. The feature El Faro spot aired on CBS on Sunday, January 3, 2016.

If you missed it, view the 60 Minutes video here: http://www.cbsnews.com/live/video/60-minutes-goes-on-the-hunt-for-el-faro/ going tug USNS Apache (T-ATF 172) we mobilized and satis- fective salvage plans, and political sensitivities, SUPSALV ? ed three of the four objectives within just a few weeks. Un- safely sectioned the ship into four 250-400 ton lifts, and re- fortunately, we have yet to be able to locate the VDR. The moved the ship without causing any further damage to the reef accident is still under investigation with the NTSB and United or allowing the release of pollution or hazardous substances

States Coast Guard. into the environment. A second salvage example would be the successful removal of USS Guardian (MCM 5) in 2013. The ship un- Your job by its inherent nature is a dangerous fortunately ran hard aground on Tubbataha Reef in the Sulu one. Put the emphasis on safety in perspective.

Sea in the Philippines. Due to the sensitive reef environment, On diving safety, personnel safety is always the the inability to access the vessel with large removal equip- primary consideration. This involves ensuring safety is par- ment, monsoon weather and seas, SUPSALV brought together amount in both the design of Divers Life Support Systems a team of navy divers, a navy salvage ship, salvage engineers, (DLSS) as well as diving operations themselves. We ensure and commercial salvors to safely remove the ship from the safety is designed into, tested for and eventually certi? ed in reef by cutting it up. Balancing environmental concerns, ef- all of our DLSS. Tragically though, we lost four sailors in www.marinetechnologynews.com

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