briefing the divers


One of the two Navy diving teams listen carefully as they are being briefed. Each team worked a 12-hr shift per day, seven days a week in an effort to recover the Monitor's engine. (U.S. Navy Photo). Image courtesy of Monitor 2001, Monitor collection, NOAA/OER.

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