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CURV 21 is a 6,400 pound Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) that is designed to meet the US Navy's deep ocean salvage requirements down to a maximum depth of 20,000 feet of seawater.
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Mar 22, 2021
NORTH PACIFIC - 210322-N-N2201-001 (March 22, 2021) CURV 21 is a 6,400 pound Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) that is designed to meet the US Navy's deep ocean salvage requirements down to a maximum depth of 20,000 feet of seawater. CURV was deployed in March 2021 to the North Pacific to recovery a Navy CH-60S which was lost in January 2020 from the USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19). CURV successfully rigged and recovered the aircraft from 19,075 feet, a new SUPSALV Record.


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