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the dark in the direction of Moneron Island. Today, Rear Admiral William Cockell had been

the dark in the direction of Moneron Island. Today, Rear Admiral William Cockell had been

relieved of command of the Task Force and its Search and Rescue mission, now reclassified (as

relieved of command of the Task Force and its Search and Rescue mission, now reclassified (as

of September 10th) as Search and Salvage—all hope for survivors from Korean Air Lines Flight

of September 10) as Search and Salvage—all hope for survivors from Korean Air Lines Flight

007 was gone. He, Rear Admiral Walter T. Piotti, Jr., was now in command.

007 was gone. He, Rear Admiral Walter T. Piotti, Jr., was now in command.

[[File:Admiral Piotti.jpg|Admiral Walter T. Piotti Jr.|right|thumb|150px]]

[[File:Admiral Piotti.jpg|Admiral Walter T. Piotti Jr.|right|thumb|150px]]

On September 1st, Korean Air Lines Flight 007 had departed from Anchorage, Alaska and

On September 1, Korean Air Lines Flight 007 had departed from Anchorage, Alaska and

strayed deep into Soviet territory over the Kamchatka Peninsula and its sensitive military

strayed deep into Soviet territory over the Kamchatka Peninsula and its sensitive military

facilities. It then crossed over the Sea of Okhotsk and was leaving Russian airspace over

facilities. It then crossed over the Sea of Okhotsk and was leaving Russian airspace over

[[File:Ship 2.jpg|The Georgi Kozmin, a "group 3"|left|thumb|250px]]

[[File:Ship 2.jpg|The Georgi Kozmin, a "group 3"|left|thumb|250px]]

In the now unclassified ''“Surface Combatant Forces—7th Fleet Task Force 71 Flight 007 After-Action Report”, CTF75/N32:kpm,4730,Ser 011, 15 November,1983'', Commander Piotti would summarize the Soviets’

In the now unclassified ''“Surface Combatant Forces—7th Fleet Task Force 71 Flight 007 After-Action Report”, CTF75/N32:kpm,4730,Ser 011, 15 November 1983'', Commander Piotti would summarize the Soviets’

Search and Salvage operations:

Search and Salvage operations:

surface as the militaries of a number of countries invest neither manpower nor finances

surface as the militaries of a number of countries invest neither manpower nor finances

adequate for the relatively rare occurrences of deep water search and salvage. For example,

adequate for the relatively rare occurrences of deep water search and salvage. For example,

Israel had hired an American company, “Nauticus,” which succeeded in April of 1999 in locating its long lost submarine, “Dakar,” and has once again turned to Nauticus to locate

Israel had hired an American company, “Nauticus,” which succeeded in April 1999 in locating its long lost submarine, “Dakar,” and has once again turned to Nauticus to locate

wreckage and the “Black Boxes” of an F-16 that crashed and sank beneath the waters of the

wreckage and the “Black Boxes” of an F-16 that crashed and sank beneath the waters of the

Mediterranean thirty kilometers west of Atlit on March 28, 2000.(4) This civilian firm, Nauticus,

Mediterranean thirty kilometers west of Atlit on March 28, 2000.(4) This civilian firm, Nauticus,

but a ruse.

but a ruse.

==See Also==

==See also==

*[[The Soviet's Deception of the Location of KAL 007's Water Landing]]

*[[The Soviet's Deception of the Location of KAL 007's Water Landing]]

*[[Soviet deception in the search for KAL 007: a seaman's testimony]]

*[[Soviet deception in the search for KAL 007: a seaman's testimony]]

*[[KAL 007: Soviet stalk, shoot down, and rescue mission orders transcripts]]

*[[KAL 007: Soviet stalk, shoot down, and rescue mission orders transcripts]]

==External Links==

==External links==

*[http://www.rescue007.org/ Website of the International Committee for the Rescue of KAL 007 Survivors]

*[http://www.rescue007.org/ Website of the International Committee for the Rescue of KAL 007 Survivors]

*[http://sterett.net/public/kal_007_search_ops.htm USS Sterett: First hand account of US-Soviet naval oonfrontation with real-time photos]

*[http://sterett.net/public/kal_007_search_ops.htm USS Sterett: First hand account of US-Soviet naval oonfrontation with real-time photos]

*2) Oft-repeated popular media characterization for KAL 007’s post-hit flight.

*2) Oft-repeated popular media characterization for KAL 007’s post-hit flight.

*3) Vladimir Vasilyevich Zakharchenko, not to be confused with Admiral Vladimir Vasilyevich Sidorov.

*3) Vladimir Vasilyevich Zakharchenko, not to be confused with Admiral Vladimir Vasilyevich Sidorov.

*4) CIA Report/Republican Staff Study report, p. 75.

*4) CIA Report/Republican Staff Study report, p. 75.

*5) Izvestiya, May 28, 1991, p. 8.

*5) Izvestiya, May 28, 1991, p. 8.

*6) Izvestiya, May 27, 1991, p. 6.

*6) Izvestiya, May 27, 1991, p. 6.

*7) Izvestiya, May 27, 1991, p. 6.

*7) Izvestiya, May 27, 1991, p. 6.

*8) There is no way of ascertaining from this testimony if the “ten encounters” were with ten separate bodies or (more likely) ten encounters with a lesser number of bodies. It is entirely possible that these encounters were with fragments from the same individual.

*8) There is no way of ascertaining from this testimony if the “ten encounters” were with ten separate bodies or (more likely) ten encounters with a lesser number of bodies. It is entirely possible that these encounters were with fragments from the same individual.

*9) In all the divers’ reports, this is the only reference to a torso—that is, a body (trunk). The ten passenger disparity takes into account the unlikely possibility that the divers’ ten encounters with the remains of Boeing passengers were with the remains of ten separate individuals.

*9) In all the divers’ reports, this is the only reference to a torso—that is, a body (trunk). The ten passenger disparity takes into account the unlikely possibility that the divers’ ten encounters with the remains of Boeing passengers were with the remains of ten separate individuals.

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