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Caption:
San Diego, Calif. (Aug. 5, 2005) - Pallets of gear and other supplies
necessary to provide assistance to the trapped, Russian mini-submarine
Priz were loaded aboard an Air Force C-5B Galaxy aircraft. The Navy
deployed a team of 30 Sailors from Deep Submergence Unit (DSU) based at
Naval Air Station, North Island as well as two "Super Scorpios"
remotely operated vehicles (ROV) to rescue the mini-submarine's crew of
seven. DSU has Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle (DSRV) MYSTIC and a
variety of unmanned ROVs and Submarine Rescue Chambers (SRCs). DSU's
mission includes deep ocean research and recovery and scientific
research as well as worldwide submarine rescue. U.S. Navy
Photograph by Photographer's Mate 1st Class Daniel N. Woods
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