Feb. 11, 2024
Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit Two at The Minneapolis Bridge Collapse in 2007
In August of 2007, Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit Two Navy Divers were ordered by President George W. Bush to recover victims from under the collapsed Interstate Highway Bridge in the Mississippi River. Recovery of victims was part of the harbor clearance mission to restore the $1.3 million a day commercial waterway. The conditions in the Mississippi River were challenging. During my Command Master Chier and Master Diver tour of duty, this is how I viewed this mission outcome through my Faceplate Window. These are my opinions.