MDSU 2 Assists Hurricane Katrina Victims
By Journalist 2nd Class Lynn Iron, Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek Public Affairs
NORFOLK, Va. (NNS) -- Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 2 homeported at Naval
Amphibious Base Little Creek, Va., returned from the Gulf of Mexico Oct. 1 upon
completion of hurricane relief efforts.
MDSU 2 cleared more than 775 miles of coastline and channels of debris, which
Hurricane Katrina and Rita produced, allowing the delivery of much needed fuel and
commercial goods to many critical Southern Ports.
UCT 1 Salvages Mississippi Marina During Katrina
Recovery Efforts
By Journalist 1st Class (SW) Rachael L. Leslie, U.S. Fleet Forces Command Public Affairs
PASS CHRISTIAN, Miss. (NNS) -- Divers from Underwater Construction Team (UCT) 1, based out of
Little Creek, Va., continued to clear a marina here Sept. 17 to that was ravaged by Hurricane Katrina.
The team of 15 divers from UCT 1 is on its fourth day of recovery efforts at the small
fishing marina, which provides $15 million in oysters and $5 million in shrimp revenue to
the communities of southern Mississippi each year.
Diving Safely Saves Lives
By Lt. j.g. Nicole Zamora, Commander, Navy Region Hawaii Public Affairs
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (NNS) -- At the beginning of February, two active-duty recreational divers
were treated at Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 1's fleet treatment recompression chamber
for diving-related illnesses related to unsafe diving practices. According to MDSU officials,
the practices which led to these emergencies included poor preparation, inadequate planning
and inexperience. Specifically, the divers neither evaluated the risk involved in repetitive
deep diving, nor knew the location of the nearest recompression treatment facility prior to
diving.
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