Keywords: USS Guardian 2 March 2013.jpg en SULU SEA Philippines March 2 2013 The U S Navy mine countermeasures ship USS Guardian MCM 5 with the upper half of its superstructure funnel and mast removed is in the process of being salvaged and dismantled The Guardian ran aground on Tubbataha Reef Jan 17 The U S Navy and contracted salvage teams continue damage assessments and the removal of equipment and parts to prepare the grounded ship to be safely dismantled and removed from Tubbataha Reef 2013-03-02 12 17 50 http //www flickr com/photos/compacflt/8528918138/in/photostream U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kelby Sanders PD-USGov Uploaded with UploadWizard USS Guardian MCM-5 aground on the Tubbataha Reef in 2013 |