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Anchor lost and recovered

More than 8,000 pounds of anchor, chain and heavy rope from a the "Navajo" which had been lost near the Pearl Harbor entrance during RIMPAC were recovered on Aug 9, 2012. The ship which currently operating out of Pearl Harbor, was conducting routine training July 28 with Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 1 when the anchor got lost after one of the mooring lines holding the anchor parted when the 10-inch-circumference polyester double-braid line was cut due to chafing. 90 feet of anchor chain and 546 feet of the polyester line followed the 4,500-pound anchor 150 feet to the bottom. When the anchor and 4,250-pound chain were recovered on Aug 9 from the sandy ocean bottom, no coral was damaged. Divers with MDSU-1 helped the "Navajo" recover its anchor by tying a line to the parted line on the ocean bottom and passing it to the tug, which was able to haul up the chain and anchor. The state Department of Land and Natural Resources had not been contacted by the Navy about the mishap.