Deep Ocean Work Boat (DOWB), launched from R/V Lulu, was used to search for Alvin after it sank in late 1968 south of Nantucket when a cable on Alvin’s launch platform failed. No one was seriously injured, and the sub was recovered 11 months later. (Photo courtesy of WHOI archives)
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