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

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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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