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2019 Activities and Trainings Attended
The Underwater Recovery Team completed
twenty-three training days for the 2019
calendar year. These trainings consisted of
preparing the team in various drills and
exercises for any potential callouts the team
may receive. The trainings took place during
the day, as well as at night, in various
locations and weather conditions. The team
periodically photographs various dive sites
throughout the state where the team
conducts training exercises. These
photographs allow for the team to document
exactly where the team has trained, and
what the exact weather and water conditions
were at the time of the training.

DEM Joint Training
Typically, at least once a year the URT conducts a joint
training exercise with the Department of Environmental
Management (DEM). The joint training consisted of
DEM taking the team on one of their patrol boats in
order to conduct a deep-water dive in the Narragansett
Bay. The joint
training
exercises
provide a
great benefit
to the URT as
it allows not
only for the team to practice deep water
dive drills in the open ocean, but also
allowed for the team to communicate
with DEM officers to learn their policies
and procedures in the event the team is requested by DEM in the future.

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