From Dynamite to Deconstruction, or How to Remove Ships from Coral Reefs
By Doug Helton, NOAA On January 17, 2013, the Navy mine countermeasures ship USS Guardian ran aground on a coral reef in the Philippines. Salvage experts evaluated various options for removing the...
View ArticleDeconstruction of USS Guardian Commences [IMAGES]
MANILA – As weather condition seems to be fine near Tubbataha Reef, salvaging operation for the ill-fated USS Guardian that ran aground last month along the portion of the UNESCO...
View ArticleUSS Guardian and Crew Honored in US Navy Decommissioning Ceremony
By Lt. Brian Wierzbicki, CTF 76 Public Affairs SASEBO, Japan (NNS) — Avenger Class Mine Countermeasures ship USS Guardian (MCM 5) concluded 23 years of service to the Navy during...
View ArticlePhoto of the Day: Ex-USS Guardian Wreck Removal Continues
The U.S. Navy-contracted vessels Jascon 25 and the tugboat Archon Tide are positioned next to the Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship ex-Guardian (MCM 5) during salvage operations. Guardian ran...
View ArticleBow Section Removed from Ex-USS Guardian [IMAGE]
SULU SEA – U.S. Navy and contracted salvage personnel embarked aboard M/V Jascon 25 have begun dismantling and sectioning the hull of the grounded mine countermeasures ship Ex-Guardian. The bow...
View ArticleFinal Section of Wrecked Warship Removed from Philippine Reef
By Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kelby Sanders SULU SEA, The Philippines (March 30, 2013) – U.S. Navy and contracted salvage personnel embarked onboard the U.S. Navy contracted crane vessel...
View ArticleSenior Leadership from Ex-USS Guardian Fired
For the many thousands of people who have followed the story of the ex-USS Guardian which ran up in a Philippine Reef this past January, the fate of the ship’s...
View ArticleUS Navy Fined For Damage To Protected Reef
US Navy marine biologist Lee Shannon led a team of scientists who conducted a new assessment last week on the extent of damage caused by the recent grounding of the...
View ArticleDéjà Vu: Chinese Fishing Vessel Runs Aground on Tubbataha Reef in Philippines
The Philippine Coast Guard said Tuesday that a Chinese fishing vessel has run aground on the Tubbataha Reef, just ten days after the final section of the former USS Guardian...
View ArticleUSS Guardian Investigation Reflects Lack of Leadership and Situational Awareness
“USS Guardian leadership and watch teams failed to adhere to prudent, safe, and sound navigation principles which would have alerted them to approaching dangers with sufficient time to take mitigating...
View ArticlePhilippines Government Seeking Compensation from U.S. Over ‘Guardian’ Grounding
The Philippines Department of Foreign Affairs says it will continue to pursue compensation from the U.S. for damages to the protected Tubbataha Reef caused by the grounding of the USS...
View ArticleU.S. Pays the Philippines Nearly $2 Million in Damages Over USS Guardian...
The United States government has paid the Philippines $1.96 million in damages for the grounding of the USS Guardian on the protected Tubbataha Reef in January 2013.
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