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	US Deploys CURV-21 in Argentine Submarine Search
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            <div class="image-caption">171201-N-HS500-032 COMODORO RIVADAVIA, Argentina (Dec. 1, 2017). The U.S. Navy cable-controlled Undersea Recovery Vehicle (CURVE-21) is offloaded at the Comodoro Rivadavia airport Dec. 1, 2017. The CURVE will be used in support of the Argentinean Navy search and rescue efforts of the ARA San Juan (S-42) (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Christopher Lange/Released).</div>
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    <div><b>By Lt. Lyndsi Gutierrez, U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet Public Affairs</b> <span class="date">/ Published Dec. 2, 2017</span></div>
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    <p>NAVAL STATION MAYPORT, Fla. (NNS) -- At the request of U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM), the U.S. Navy directed Supervisor of Salvage and Diving (SUPSALV) to deploy the Cable operated Unmanned Recovery Vehicle (CURV) 21 to join the search efforts for Argentine submarine, ARA San Juan.</p>
<p>The deliberate search effort, which began Nov. 15, when the submarine went missing, recently shifted focus to undersea assets capable of deep seafloor searches, calling for the specialized capabilities of the CURV-21, which is due to arrive in Argentina in an Air Force C-5 Dec. 01.</p>
<p>CURV-21 is a 6,400-pound Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) that is designed to meet the U.S. Navy's deep ocean salvage requirements down to a maximum depth of 20,000 feet of seawater. The vehicle is equipped with continuous transmission frequency modulation (CTFM) sonar for target detection and a high-resolution digital still camera, black and white, and color television camera.</p>
<p>The U.S. government is working hand in hand with the international community and is providing rapid response capabilities to assist the government of Argentina in its search for the missing submarine.</p>
<p>CURV Fact File can be found at www.navy.mil/navydata/fact_display.asp?cid=4300&tid=50&ct=4</p>
<p>For more information, visit www.southcom.mil/Media/Special-Coverage/US-Military-Support-to-Argentina-Submarine-Search/</p>
<p>For more information, visit www.navy.mil, www.facebook.com/usnavy or www.twitter.com/usnavy</p>
<p>For more news from U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command & U.S. 4th Fleet, visit www.navy.mil/local/cusns/. </p><br />
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