U.S. Navy salvors remove equipment from the trapped USS GUARDIAN in the Sulu Sea on Jan. 26. Fiberglass sheathing has come off the port side, revealing the minesweeper's wooden hull. The destroyer USS MUSTIN stands by at left. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kelby Sanders)

SULU SEA, Philippines (Jan. 26, 2013) – Rigid-hull inflatable boats (RHIBs) transfer cargo from USS Guardian (MCM 5) to USS Mustin (DDG 89) (back left). Guardian ran aground on Tubbataha Reef Jan. 17. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kelby Sanders)