Commander of U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet and Acting Deputy Chief of Mission of the U.S. Embassy Visit Salvage Site [Image 1 of 4]

PANAMA

11.16.2021

Photo by Spencer Layne 

U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command / U.S. 4th Fleet

211116-N-BJ275-0147
PANAMA CITY - (Nov. 16, 2021) – Rear Adm. Jim Aiken, Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet, and Mr. Christopher A. Bergaust, the Acting Deputy Chief of Mission of the U.S. Embassy in Panama, visit Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 2 Sailors and personnel assigned to the Navy’s Supervisor of Salvage and Diving (SUPSALV) at the site of their salvage operation in Panama City, Nov. 16, 2021. MDSU 2 and SUPSALV are conducting a salvage operation to remove a sunken vessel which has blocked Pier 3 of the Vasco Nunez de Balboa port in Panama since 2004. U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet serves as a trusted partner for Caribbean, Central and South America maritime forces leading to improved unity, security and stability. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Kathleen Gorby/Released)

• Date Taken: 11.16.2021
• Date Posted: 11.18.2021 15:24
• Photo ID: 6946486
• VIRIN: 211116-N-BJ275-0147
• Resolution: 2974x2124
• Size: 1.01 MB
• Location: PA