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The Quest to ? nd the sunken M/V El Faro, which went missing in the Bahamas, required SUPALV’s experience and resources. Utilizing its 20,000 ft. Side Scan Sonar ORION, its 20,000 ft. Remotely

Operated Vehicle CURV, and the Military Sealift Command’s ocean going tug USNS Apache (T-ATF 172) SUPSALV mobilized and satis? ed three of the four objectives within just a few weeks. At press time, the VDR was not yet found.

tools now immediately available to the salvor are game chang- has become increasingly challenging. Our current inventory ers. The software packages available today have the capability of four tugs and four salvage ships is aging and will require to rapidly perform very detailed and complex analyses of ves- replacement in the not too distant future. How the Navy will sel loading, stability, and structural characteristics for intact, replace this capability to meet the