Effort to raise floatplane wreckage off Whidbey Island to begin Sept. 26

The National Transportation Safety Board and the U.S. Navy have announced the recovery plan for the floatplane that crashed Sept. 4 off Whidbey Island, according to a media release.

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Preparations for the recovery of the wreckage is ongoing, with the main recovery effort to begin Sept. 26.

A work class remotely operated vehicle (ROV) called the Deep Drone 8000, a barge, and a crane will be used to recover the wreckage from the seafloor.

Once the barge is in place, it will become a 24/7 operation.

Not only will the ROV collect smaller pieces of debris into baskets, but it

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