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Seaman Carlos Ramirez (right) inspects Navy Diver 2nd Class Jason Eppley's diving gear before a dive in Mayport, Fla., on Nov. 29, 2006. Eppley is preparing to install a cofferdam on the guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64). The cofferdam is used to prevent the ship from taking on water during underwater repairs to the hull.

Seaman Carlos Ramirez (right) inspects Navy Diver 2nd Class Jason Eppley's diving gear.

Seaman Carlos Ramirez (right) inspects Navy Diver 2nd Class Jason Eppley's diving gear before a dive in Mayport, Fla., on Nov. 29, 2006. Eppley is preparing to install a cofferdam on the guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64). The cofferdam is used to prevent the ship from taking on water during underwater repairs to the hull.

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