Image: Underwater salvage near Fort Lauderdale, Florida

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Description: 070604-N-4868G-007 PANAMA CITY, Fla. (June 4, 2007) - A U.S. Navy Diver attached to Mobile Diving Salvage Unit (MDSU) 2 Det. 6 prepares a lift bag to salvage tires off the coast of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. MDSU 2 is conducting salvage operations in conjunction with U.S. Army Deep Sea Divers, and U.S. Coast Guard divers through the Innovative Readiness Training program. The goal of the salvage mission is to retrieve approximately 2 million tires. The tires were placed on the ocean floor in the 1970s to act as an artificial reef. However, coral would not stick to the rubber and the tires now present an environmental hazard. Salvage operations will continue for the next month then resume next year. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jack Georges (RELEASED)
Title: Underwater salvage near Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Credit: http://www.navy.mil/list_single.asp?id=46926 http://www.navy.mil/management/photodb/photos/070604-N-4868G-007.jpg
Author: Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jack Georges
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