Members of a U.S. Navy salvage assessment team work aboard the mine countermeasures ship USS Guardian (MCM 5), which ran aground on Tubbataha Reef, Jan. 17.

SULU SEA (Jan. 23, 2013) Members of a U.S. Navy salvage assessment team work aboard the mine countermeasures ship USS Guardian (MCM 5), which ran aground on Tubbataha Reef, Jan. 17. The U.S. Navy and Republic of the Philippines Coast Guard are working to safely recover the ship while minimizing environmental effects to the reef. (U.S. Navy photo by Naval Aircrewman (Tactical Helicopter) 3rd Class Geoffrey Trudell) File# 130123-N-ZZ999-174