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Westinghouse ocean bottom scanning sonar equipment is lowered aboard a ship at Sao Miguel Island of the Azores Islands.

US ships at Sao Miguel Island of the Azores Islands. Two small ships tied to a pier. A mobile crane on the pier loading equipment on a ship. Equipment coming aboard is Westinghouse ocean bottom scanning sonar. The equipment is lowered by the crane hook over the fantail of the ship. USS Preserver takes aboard the ocean bottom scanning equipment. USS Hoist is secured outboard of USS Preserver. Officers lean against gunwale aboard USS Compass Island. A steady line is attached to the cable directly above the crane hook. The ocean bottom scanning sonar is secured to a wooden platform setting on the deck. Some crewmen standing in the background on the deck of USS Compass Island. Insignia of Westinghouse painted on the side of the scanning sonar. Several crewmen move the scanning sonar platform into position for hoisting. Men spread out a cargo net.

Location: Sao Miguel Island Azores Islands

Date: 1968, June

Duration: 3 min 52 sec

Sound: No

Color: Color

Clip Type: Unedited

Language: None

Crewmen help in the transfer of cargo from a boat to a ship at Sao Miguel Island in the Azores Islands.

US ships at Sao Miguel Island in the Azores Islands. Crewmen in a boat underway. A crewman holds a walkie-talkie in hand. Two men in the background. The crewmen are wearing life-jackets and hard hats. USS Compass Island underway at sea in the background. USNS Mizar underway. A boat crew in a whale boat underway. USS Compass Island in the background. A small boat along the beam of USNS Mizar on the starboard side. A utility boat alongside the starboard side of USNS Mizar. A cargo net loaded with cargo is hoisted from the boat. Crewmen and a civilian using a dolly move equipment on the deck. An ocean bottom scanning sonar is situated on the deck of the ship.

Location: Sao Miguel Island Azores Islands

Date: 1968, June

Duration: 2 min 24 sec

Sound: No

Color: Color

Clip Type: Unedited

Language: None

Technicians and men work aboard USS Compass Island underway at Sao Miguel Island in the Azores Islands.

US ships at Sao Miguel Island in the Azores Islands. Technician Mr. Fred New works on a teletype aboard USS Compass Island. The technician at work. A yellow paper in the machine in motion. Other technician aboard the ship. Two men in the background working on some equipment. The two men work on a plotting chart. The teletype is in direct communication with Tyros satellite. A technician hands over a teletype communication to navigator Paul Taylor and Dr. Chester L Buchanon who is a senior scientist. Both men are working on a plotting chart. A digital clock. The teletype in operation.

Location: Sao Miguel Island Azores Islands

Date: 1968, June

Duration: 4 min 18 sec

Sound: No

Color: Color

Clip Type: Unedited

Language: None