Video

Video by Spc. Chandler Coats

US Army deep sea divers retrieve derelict fishing nets in partnership with Washington Dept. of Natural Resources

5th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment

July 18, 2023 | 1:38

U.S. Soldier Sgt. Elis Lopez, a diver with the 86th Engineer Dive Detachment, explains his team's mission to conduct deep water dives up to 190 feet to retrieve derelict fishing nets, crab pots and other manmade hazards to marine life on the bottom of the Puget Sound near Blaine Washington, July 18, 2023. The U.S. Army partnered with the Washington Department of Natural Resources to locate and retrieve these hazards, funded through the Innovative Readiness Training program, a Department of Defense-funded training program whose mission is to produce mission-ready forces through military training opportunities that provide key services for American communities. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Chandler Coats)