~~ 223 pebris Cleanup FIGURE 5-2. DEBRIS LOADING OPERATION. was disassembled or broken upfor collection and transport using engineer tools or demolitions. The Water-Beach Cleanup Team (WBCT) of the U.S. Navy Element (USNE) was responsible for collection of debris located offshore; i.e., from the high tide line on the beach out to a depth of15 feet in the waterat jow tide. During the course of the project, five methods were successfully used to extract debris from the offshore areas (Figure 5-3). As in the case of land operations, it was often necessary, prior to removing the debris from the water, to reduce it to a size which could be handled by the personnel and equipment available. These activities were conducted by the USNE’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) personnel who assisted WBCTdebris removal operations. The basic method of debris extraction from offshore areas was by manual removal (Figure 5-4). When the debris was small enough to be handled by one or two divers, they would remove and carry the debris to beach stockpiles. Once on shore, debris was transported to larger stockpiles by the USAE for subsequent removal to dump sites. This procedure was used on virtually all islands of the atoll. A second method involved the use of divers offshore in combination with a D8 dozer with winch onshore. This method was used when the debris was larger than could be handled by oneor two divers and in areas inaccessible to Navy watercraft. The cable from the winch was connected