This Is The Vessel The U.S. Navy Uses To Retrieve Aircraft And Objects From The Ocean Floor

 

OCR: Specialized Navy ship now searching for helicopter that crashed off an aircraft carrier southeast of San Diego  

A ship typically used for submarine recovery is now searching for a Navy helicopter that fell overboard the USS Abraham Lincoln on Aug. 31, with two pilots, two corpsmen and a naval air crewman still on board. 

The HOS Dominator arrived at the location the helicopter was last seen about 60 miles southeast of San Diego late Wednesday, Sept. 15, and immediately began recovery efforts, including using a sonar scanner known as SWISS and a towed pinger locator, Navy Lt. Samuel Boyle said. 

The MH-60 Sierra helicopter wreckage and the remains of the five sailors are estimated to be at an ocean depth of between 4,000 feet and 6,000 feet.  

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WNU Editor: More details on the HOS Dominator is here (link here).