U.S. Navy divers from the Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit One were tasked with a three-month clean up mission inside of the volcanic water well in the Navy’s Red Hill fuel storage facility after a catastrophic leak contaminated the drinking water for military families living around Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in November. Pictured amongst diving gear, from left to right, is Navy Diver 1st Class Andrew Gose, Lt. Cmdr. Chris Wilkins and Chief Navy Diver Melissa Nguyen.
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Pictured is a Morgan Kirby KM 37 Diving Helmet which was used when the Navy divers were in the water of the well.
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Pictured is Navy Diver 1st Class Andrew Gose, Leading Petty Officer of Mobile Diving and Salvage Company 1-2.
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Pictured is Chief Navy Diver Melissa Nguyen, Leading Chief Petty Officer of Mobile Diving and Salvage Company 1-2.
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Pictured i s Lt. Cmdr. Chris Wilkins, Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit One Salvage Officer.
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Speaking are Navy Diver 1st Class Andrew Gose, Leading Petty Officer of Mobile Diving and Salvage Company 1-2, and Chief Navy Diver Melissa Nguyen, Leading Chief Petty Officer of Mobile Diving and Salvage Company 1-2.
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Pictured is a detail of aluminum scuba bottles at their shop.
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From left to right is Lt. Cmdr. Chris Wilkins, Chief Navy Diver Melissa Nguyen and Navy Diver 1st Class Andrew Gose.