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Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Himes
Coimbra Diving Operations B-roll
U.S. Coast Guard District 1 PADET New York
July 18, 2019 | 0:43
Deep-water divers install valves, afix pumping systems and secure the Coimbra shipwreck work site at a depth of 180 feet. A unified command of US Coast Guard and New York State Department of Environmental Conservation began recovery operations on May 11, 2019 after discovering a significant amount of oil trapped in the Coimbra wreck. The Coimbra was a British supply ship carrying oil to Nova Scotia when is was torpedoed by German U-Boat 123 in January, 1942. US Coast Guard video by Resolve Marine.
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