Military Sealift Command’s rescue and salvage ship USNS Salvor (T-ARS 52) successfully escorted prepositioning vessel USNS Sgt. Matej Kocak (T-AK 3005) from Okinawa, Japan, to Singapore, arriving April 4.
Kocak ran aground off the East Coast of Okinawa Jan. 22 and remained in Okinawa to make initial repairs ahead of a drydocking availability in Singapore.
According to Salvor’s civilian master, Capt. Mark Wilson, Salvor was prepared to tow Kocak in case the ship lost propulsion during the 10-day, 2,027-nautical-mile transit. Ultimately, Kocak made the transit under her own power.
For the mission, Salvor embarked a detachment of 17 Navy divers assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 1. The divers split their detachment between both ships during the transit.
Kocak ran aground on a reef approximately 6 miles east of Okinawa in late January. The ship sustained some damage during the incident to include minor flooding, but no crew members were harmed.
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