3/5/2013 Naval Interests

USS GUARDIAN SALVAGE EFFORT COVERAGE (CONT.)

THE USS GUARDIAN IN HAPPIER TIMES, NOW BEING DISMANTLED AS A CONSTRUCTIVE TOTAL LOSS

Salvors ready to remove main deck of US ship

By Evelyn Macairan (The Philippine Star) | Updated March 5, 2013 - 12:00am

MANILA, Philippines - Salvage teams working on the dismantling of the USS Guardian, the US Navy minesweeper that ran aground at Tubbataha Reef in the Sulu Sea last January, are reportedly preparing for the removal of the main deck structure of the ship.

Commodore Enrico Efren Evangelista, Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Palawan District commander, said that the good weather that prevailed in the Sulu Sea has enabled the salvors to perform their tasks effectively.

At the moment, the salvage teams from the SMIT Borneo, the US Navy, and the Malayan Towage and Salvage Corp. are conducting the preliminary operation in preparation for the removal of the main deck of the USS Guardian.

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