The U.S. Coast Guard's remotely operated vehicle, or ROV, has been an important part of USS The Sullivans' recovery. The decommissioned naval ship's list had decreased to 4 degrees as of Friday.
Finding holes in the USS The Sullivans was the first goal toward righting the World War II-era Fletcher-class destroyer that began to list April 13. But when divers couldn't enter the water to assess the damage to the 80-year-old vessel due to high winds, the eyes of a drone meant time wouldn't be wasted.
Part of the U.S. Coast Guard's original examination of the breached hull of the USS The Sullivans came through an underwater drone, called a Deep Trekker. Video courtesy of Buffalo Naval Park and U.S. Coast Guard.
Courtesy of Buffalo Naval Park and US Coast Guard
After removing contaminants that had leaked from the USS The Sullivans, the next challenge facing the Buffalo Naval Park, U.S. Coast Guard and BIDCO Marine Group was identifying and patching holes in the hull of the ship that made it list. Footage from the Coast Guard's remotely operated vehicle provides a sense of what a diver can see underwater as they examine the ship. Video courtesy of Buffalo Naval Park, U.S. Coast Guard.
The U.S. Coast Guard's remotely operated vehicle, or ROV, has been an important part of USS The Sullivans' recovery. The decommissioned naval ship's list had decreased to 4 degrees as of Friday.
