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Caption:
New Orleans (Sept. 10, 2005) -- Two combat rubber reconnaissance craft
(CRRC) rest on the deck of a Mechanized Landing Craft as it sits in the
well deck of the dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46). Boat crews
navigate the CRRC's through the flooded streets of New Orleans while
assisting in the rescue and recovery efforts in the wake of Hurricane
Katrina. Tortuga is currently moored at Naval Support Activity New
Orleans in support of Hurricane Katrina humanitarian assistance
operations. The Navy's involvement in the humanitarian assistance
operations is being led by the Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA), in conjunction with the Department of Defense. U.S. Navy photo
by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Kristopher Wilson (RELEASED)
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