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US Navy Boatswains Mate 1ST Class Mark Thomas stationed on board the US Navys salvage ship USS GRASP (ARS 51) (faces camera) while his dive partner US Navy Quarter MASTER 1ST Class Cass Schussler stationed with Mobile Diving Salvage Unit Two, Little Creek, Virginia, prepare for yet another night dive. They will ride the "stage" off the side of the Grasp during their midnight-to noon shift, down to the ocean floor 116 feet below, wearing 1/4" wet suits to combat the cold temperatures during their 50 - 60 minute dive. The red and green jackets covering their "umbilical" identify them as "red diver" and "green diver" for all communications with the master-diver, and also protects the ...

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US Navy Boatswains Mate 1ST Class Mark Thomas stationed on board the US Navys salvage ship USS GRASP (ARS 51) (faces camera) while his dive partner US Navy Quarter MASTER 1ST Class Cass Schussler stationed with Mobile Diving Salvage Unit Two, Little Creek, Virginia, prepare for yet another night dive. They will ride the "stage" off the side of the Grasp during their midnight-to noon shift, down to the ocean floor 116 feet below, wearing 1/4" wet suits to combat the cold temperatures during their 50 - 60 minute dive. The red and green jackets covering their "umbilical" identify them as "red diver" and "green diver" for all communications with the master-diver, and also protects the ...

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[Complete] Scene Caption: US Navy Boatswains Mate 1st Class Mark Thomas stationed on board the US Navys salvage ship USS GRASP (ARS 51) (faces camera) while his dive partner US Navy Quarter Master 1st Class Cass Schussler stationed with Mobile Diving Salvage Unit Two, Little Creek, Virginia, prepare for yet another night dive. They will ride the "stage" off the side of the Grasp during their midnight-to noon shift, down to the ocean floor 116 feet below, wearing 1/4" wet suits to combat the cold temperatures during their 50 - 60 minute dive. The red and green jackets covering their "umbilical" identify them as "red diver" and "green diver" for all communications with the master-diver, and also protects the umbilical from abrasive wear. Should airflow through the umbilical ever be interrupted, the grey "come-home" bottles they carry will provide emergency air until they can be lifted back to the surface. TWA flight 800 crahed in the Atlantic Ocean off Long Island, New York, on July 17, 1996.

Base: USS Grasp (ARS 51)

State: New York (NY)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Glen J. Hurd, USN

Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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26/07/1996
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The U.S. National Archives
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