Keywords: The US Navy's search for the El Faro - 151105-N-RZ218-090.jpg BAHAMAS Nov 5 2015 Joshua Konicki right and Bruce Mayo left contractors with Phoenix International Incorporated prepare to deploy the Cable Underwater Recovery Vehicle CURV aboard the Military Sealift Command fleet ocean tug USNS Apache T-ATF 172 Apache departed Norfolk Va on Oct 19 to begin searching for wreckage from the missing U S flagged merchant vessel El Faro The ship is equipped with several pieces of underwater search equipment including a voyage data recorder locator side-scan sonar and an underwater remote operated vehicle The Navy's mission will be to first locate the ship and if possible to retrieve the voyage data recorder - commonly known as a black box U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class John Paul Kotara II/Released VIRIN 151105-N-RZ218-090 https //www dvidshub net/image/2273964/el-faro-search Vyh2OnErKVN 2015-11-05 John Paul Kotara II PD-USGov-Military-Navy Loss of the El Faro USNS Apache T-ATF 172 |