DIVING OPERATIONS CLEARING SUBIC BAY OF SHIPPING WRECKAGE Part 1

Description

MCU CPO getting signal to fire & bringing plunger down on dynamite detonator.MS Man (wearing shallow-water-breathing gear) coming out of water.CU Man using peg to make hole for caps & ignition charge.CU Two men making andtaping wires from caps to leads.CU Man putting caps into ignition charge.CU Diver putting diver suit on for dive.MCU Two men take sticks of dynamite out of box & prepare to wrap it for charge.MCU Inserting cap in charge of dynamite.LS Underwater explosion; mountainous terrain in BG.MCU Lieutenants put breast plate on diver.MCU Lieutenants put helmet on diver.MS Lieutenants lower diver into water on diving stage.CU Bubbles from diver coming to surface of water.MS Men operate hoist for diver stage.CU Diver being lifted abd.CU Lieutenants take helmet off diver.QUALITY FAIRMS Diver being helped into decompression chamber.MS Man (with carbine) on top of diving barge on lookout for sharks while divers are in water.MS Diver walks on wreckage; eventually submerges in water.MS MLS Man on diving barge paying out electrical lead preparatory to detonating underwater charge.CU LS Over CPO"s shoulder: He brings plunger down for explosion in BG.

Collection

General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities