In June the MV Trident rendezvoused with the USN ship USS Salvor above the site.this was the first time the USN have ever dived a WW2 wreck , let alone a 86 man submarine wargrave. The Salvor is one of four USN Rescue and Salvage ships worldwide, she has a crew of 106. The crew of MV Trident was invited aboard to help brief and then observe the first dive.
The Navy dived surface supplied Heliox with in/water and chamber decompression.
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Jamie spoke at the USS Lagarto memorial in Manitwoc, Wisconsin in May 2006.the event was attended by three hundred family members , WW2 Submarine Veterans and USN officers from Pearl Harbor. Admiral Cassias, Commander Submarine Force US Pacific Fleet, thanked the MV Trident team for locating the submarine, and at last an acknowledgement that it was probably the USS Lagarto.
The story was told on National TV on Memorial weekend, see CBS News
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John Chatterton and Richie Kohler, the Deep Sea Detectives, have done it! They came and did 4 days of hard core CCR dives with us on the USS Lagarto. And they loved it! Look out for our documentary with them as the front men and the camera crew from the US under the direction of Harvey Moshman and Chuck Coppola.
see the preview
We are expecting both of them back very soon and we look forward to it. Model customers and a bunch of great guys!
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