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WEEKLY NEWS 3: Secrets of the USS Arizona

Sunday marks 62 years since the sinking of the USS Arizona during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Divers from the National Park Service visited the site this year in hopes of preserving the ship and uncovering its secrets.

Using devices such as the ROV (remotely operated vehicle), divers and researchers from the Underwater Resources Center of the National Park Service in Santa Fe, New Mexico were able to examine different parts of the wreckage and document conditions of the ship. The ROV is equipped with a camera and probe designed to take scientific measurements. Researchers hope the scientific gathered will help to preserve the ship.

Last month, the divers used the ROV to observe still-intact places aboard the ship, such as a uniform still hanging on a hanger and tile floors that sailors walked upon. "Each of the things that we see on the wreck reminds us there were 1,177 individuals that died," said Dave Conlin, National Park Service underwater archeologist.

--Written by Renee Eng

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