Our Navy ship crossing the blue waters off the coast of Busan.
Professional personnel onboard the ship transfer various special equipment needed for underwater search to the boat.
After completing preparations, the divers go into the water one by one and continue their work underwater.
This is a scene from the joint underwater investigation between Korea and the United States to excavate human remains that has been underway in the Haeundae area of Busan since the 7th.
The purpose is to find the remains of a U.S. Air Force B-26 bomber that crashed into the sea in January 1953 and the remains of the pilot. This year, in celebration of the 70th anniversary of the ROK-U.S. alliance, the two countries are conducting an underwater investigation together for the first time.
In the first joint underwater investigation between Korea and the United States, 13 people, including American divers and underwater archaeologists, investigation experts from the Ministry of Defense’s remains excavation and identification team, Navy maritime power, 10 divers from the Marine Rescue Squadron, and 7 divers from the U.S. Navy in Korea are participating.
This investigation is being conducted in a sea area of about 20 kilometers squared, using underwater detection equipment to identify unusual objects, and then divers and remote control detectors are conducting additional checks for debris on the sea floor.
In the sea area being investigated, ships equipped with sonar, rescue support boats, and high-speed boats equipped with special U.S. equipment are being deployed, and military authorities explain that they are scanning the bottom of the water at a depth of 5 to 25 meters near Haeundae.
The U.S. Department of Defense POW and Missing Personnel Accreditation Agency (DPAA) is aware that three U.S. soldiers were missing at the time of the bomber’s crash. Capt. Patrick Anderson of the DPAA said, “We are conducting the underwater investigation in the belief that the nation should be held accountable for those who sacrificed their lives for our nation.” “I am participating in it,” he said.
Lee Geun-won, head of the Ministry of National Defense’s remains excavation and identification team, who promoted the joint investigation, said, “We will do our best to find the whereabouts of missing American soldiers who protected our freedom and prosperity during the remaining investigation period.”
South Korea and the United States plan to consider additional investigation and excavation to uncover the remains of fallen U.S. soldiers according to the results of the underwater investigation scheduled for the 27th.
** Video provided by: Ministry of Defense Remains Excavation and Diagnosis Team
2023-09-22 08:13:44
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