{"id":5234,"date":"2021-09-02T17:40:38","date_gmt":"2021-09-02T17:40:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/09\/02\/us-navy-moves-to-integrate-divers-as-it-readies-for-future-wars\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T15:16:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T15:16:08","slug":"us-navy-moves-to-integrate-divers-as-it-readies-for-future-wars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/gallery\/2021\/09\/02\/us-navy-moves-to-integrate-divers-as-it-readies-for-future-wars\/","title":{"rendered":"US Navy moves to integrate divers as it readies for future wars"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"689\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2926\" data-id=\"2926\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1.JPG_d9d272.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1.JPG_d9d272.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1.JPG_d9d272.jpg?resize=300,202 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1.JPG_d9d272.jpg?resize=768,517 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">This Soviet-era yacht is believed to be the one that was abandoned and sank in 2016 in Odesa, Ukraine, blocking access to the pier at the naval base. The U.S. Navy and international partners recently removed the sunken wreckage from the harbor as part of the Sea Breeze 21 exercise. (Courtesy of the Ukrainian Navy)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"5184\" height=\"3888\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2930\" data-id=\"2930\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4.jpeg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4.jpeg.jpg 5184w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4.jpeg.jpg?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4.jpeg.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4.jpeg.jpg?resize=1024,768 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4.jpeg.jpg?resize=1536,1152 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4.jpeg.jpg?resize=2048,1536 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 5184px) 100vw, 5184px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">U.S. Navy divers pose before their first attempt to lift a large segment of a sunken yacht out of the water on July 3, 2021. The first piece to come out, the bow section, was badly deteriorated and broke apart when the crane tried to lift it, so these divers began putting pieces into a large basket that the crane could remove. (Megan Eckstein\/Staff)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"828\" height=\"1104\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2937\" data-id=\"2937\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/7.JPG_2e6588.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/7.JPG_2e6588.jpg 828w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/7.JPG_2e6588.jpg?resize=225,300 225w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/7.JPG_2e6588.jpg?resize=768,1024 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 828px) 100vw, 828px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Divers from Underwater Construction Team 1 and Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 were able to lift several large sections of a sunken yacht out of the water in Odesa, Ukraine, during the Sea Breeze 21 exercise in June and July 2021. (Lt. Bobby Dixon\/U.S. Navy)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"5184\" height=\"3888\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2941\" data-id=\"2941\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/5.jpeg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/5.jpeg.jpg 5184w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/5.jpeg.jpg?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/5.jpeg.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/5.jpeg.jpg?resize=1024,768 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/5.jpeg.jpg?resize=1536,1152 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/5.jpeg.jpg?resize=2048,1536 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 5184px) 100vw, 5184px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A crane removes the first basket filled with pieces of a sunken yacht at the naval base in Odesa, Ukraine, on July 3, 2021. The bow section was in such deteriorated condition that it had to be removed in pieces via large baskets, but the remaining three large sections of the hull could be pulled up out of the water with a crane. (Megan Eckstein\/Staff)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2951\" data-id=\"2951\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2.JPG_54ff16.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2.JPG_54ff16.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2.JPG_54ff16.jpg?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2.JPG_54ff16.jpg?resize=768,576 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A team of U.S. Navy salvage divers and underwater construction divers broke a sunken yacht into four sections underwater and lifted them up with a crane, clearing the Odesa naval base of wreckage that was obstructing access to several berthing spots. (Lt. Bobby Dixon\/U.S. Navy)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"5184\" height=\"3888\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2959\" data-id=\"2959\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6.jpeg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6.jpeg.jpg 5184w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6.jpeg.jpg?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6.jpeg.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6.jpeg.jpg?resize=1024,768 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6.jpeg.jpg?resize=1536,1152 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6.jpeg.jpg?resize=2048,1536 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 5184px) 100vw, 5184px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Divers from Underwater Construction Team 1 and Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 conduct early missions to remove pieces of a sunken yacht from the naval base in Odesa, Ukraine, on July 3, 2021. After surveying the wreckage, cutting the sunken hull into four large sections and prepping the salvage, the removal effort lasted several weeks and included removing some small pieces via a basket and three large sections via a crane. (Megan Eckstein\/Staff)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2967\" data-id=\"2967\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3.JPG.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3.JPG.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3.JPG.jpg?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3.JPG.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3.JPG.jpg?resize=1024,768 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3.JPG.jpg?resize=1536,1152 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Divers from Underwater Construction Team 1 and Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 pose along with one of the pieces of a sunken yacht they lifted from the harbor at the Odesa naval base in Ukraine. 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