Keywords: USNS Safeguard arrives in Onagawa for port visit 111121-N-ZI955-037.jpg en Frank Watkins who serves as an able-bodied seaman aboard USNS Safeguard T-ARS 50 stands deck watch while in port here The Safeguard-class salvage ship was invited by Onagawa to visit and will assist in community service projects and conduct shipboard tours for local school children Onagawa was devastated by the Great East Japan Earthquake March 11 which triggered a massive tsunami that swept through the area Safeguard is the first U S Navy ship to visit the area since Operation Tomodachi concluded 2011-11-21 Senior Chief Petty Officer Daniel Sanford https //www dvidshub net/image/489854 111121-N-ZI955-037 2011-11-21 05 56 ONAGAWA AICHI JP PD-USGov-Military-Navy USNS Safeguard T-ARS-50 Images from DoD uploaded by Fæ |