Operation Praying Mantis: USS Samuel B. Roberts and floating drydock Mighty Ser
Operation Praying Mantis: USS Samuel B. Roberts and floating drydock Mighty Ser
Interior of bridge on floating drydock Mighty Servant 2, showing some crew members at their duty stations. Also, two crew members play ping pong in the background. 03:57: MS2 and Navy warship USS Samuel B. Roberts, intercut with scenes of drydock crew fishing and CU of a cormorant. 07:16: Water covers deck of MS2 under way in Persian Gulf; intercut with scenes on bridge. CU of cormorant walking on deck. 12-37: Deck of MS2 is completely submerged in water; shots of Samuel B. Roberts under way. 16:25: More shots of MS2 crew on bridge. 17:21: Crew members in whaleboat from MS2 inspect tower on submerged deck. Tugboat Gazzela under way with the Roberts in background. 19:41: Crewmen transport line from MS2 to whaleboat. 20:58: Tugboat pulls Samuel Roberts into position on submerged deck of MS2. 28:36: Scenes of the Roberts tied down to MS2's submerged deck. 29:08: Fly-by of Commerical Bell 206 Jet Ranger helicopter with civilian photographers. 39:49: Night scenes of the Roberts positioned on the MS2. 43:12: The Roberts is on the no-longer-submerged deck of the MS2. CU of damaged/temporarily repaired area of the warship. 49:44: Repair crew works on the Roberts.