"TEKTITE 1" Location - Lameshur Bay, St. John, Virgan Islands Part 1

Description

1) CU Underway view, shallow water divers working with gear. G-F 2) CU Two divers with inflated lift bags, moving heavy plate across ocean bottom to TEKTITE 1 site; many air bubbles seen coming from bags. G 3) HA MS Divers near bottom moving heavy gear with aid of inflated bags. G 4) LA MS Divers moving with lift bags near bottom, making approach to TEKTITE 1 site. G 5) CU Divers in TEKTITE 1 site with heave gear. (SV) 6) CU Underwater view, divers lowering heavy plate to bottom at habitat site; pan to show lift bags, still inflated, diver still working. F 7) MS Diver using a "come along" to take slack out of template wire. F 8) HA MS Overall view, diver working on bottom, using "come along" on template wire. G 9) HA CU Diver working handle of "come along". G 10) MS Divers looking at template area. (SV) F-P badly UX 11) MS Two divers swimming off R to L out of scene, third diver swims through scene R to L. G-F. 12) LA MLS Three foot Remora fish which was bothering divers, pan R with fish. F 13) CU Remora fish. G 14) MS Diver treading water near bottom. F 15) CU Divers working drill on ocean bottom. F 16) CU Drill,drilling into coral on bottom. G 17) CU Three divers working with drill. G 18) MS General view, divers working drill on bottom. G 19) CU Drill lying across coral on bottom. G 20) MS Pan view, over bottom toward divers at work. F 21) CU Looking down over bottom, showing coral, small fish; pan L to show more underway scenery. F (SV) 22) MS Overall view, divers at work on bottom at habitat site. F

Collection

General Records of the Department of the Navy

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities