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THE NAVY OCEAN ENGINEERING PROGRAM 



RECOVERY BUOY 



PROPULSION 

 UNITS 



OPTICAL i; 

 EQUIPMENT 



Controlled Underwater Recovery Vehicle (CURV). CURV, an un- 

 manned recovery vehicle, was used to pick up the unarmed nuclear 

 weapon at Palomares, Spain, in 1966. The claw and propulsion motors 

 are controlled from the surface by personnel using closed-circuit TV for 

 direction. 



Submerged Object Recovery Device (SORD). SORD can be used in deep-ocean 

 recovery and salvage. Objects are picked up with a snare manipulated from the 

 surface by personnel using closed-circuit TV for direction. 



