Tugboat pulling damaged USS Samuel B. Roberts in open sea; ship is riding low in water with bilge pumps working; adult Caucasian male sailors on deck.
UH-46 helicopter parked on helipad on stern of naval ship, rotors turning; adult male U.S. Navy sailors carrying load onto helo; hull of the USS Samuel B. Roberts with the bilge pumps pumping out water. One side of the ship showing the water being pumped out; rope on bow connecting ship to tugboat.
Tugboat pulling the USS Samuel B. Roberts; UH-46 helicopter parked on helipad on ship stern; adult male U.S. Navy sailor taking chocks from the wheels, helicopter lifts off.
UH-46 helicopter lifts from stern of ship at sea; adult Caucasian male U.S. Navy sailors on deck, giving signals. SH-60B Seahawk helicopter lands on stern of ship at sea; adult Caucasian male sailor signaling helo, other sailors place chocks against helicopter's wheels. [NOTE: These last two shots may or may not be of the Samuel Roberts.]
Interior of USS Samuel B. Roberts showing damaged areas, flooded compartment. Adult Caucasian male U.S. Navy sailor taking down sign posted over compartment door; sailor opens door to upper level main engine room, revealing flooded compartment in room below. Sailor describes damage, and the injuries suffered by the sailors who were in the room when the ship was hit by the mine.
Damaged floor in a corridor of naval ship; piece of wood jammed between walls, barring access to door ahead; adult Caucasian male U.S. Navy sailor comes into corridor and explains the damage.
Off-screen adult male voice says, "Auxiliary machine room #3"; pieces of wood arranged from floor up to the ceiling aboard damaged naval vessel, keeping a ceiling hatch shut.
Central control station aboard damaged naval vessel, four adult male U.S. Navy sailors (two Caucasian, two African American) in room. Colored rags strewn all over floor at station entrance, portable machine with extendable connector running from machine into ceiling.
Room with wooden jerry-rigging meant to stabilize a wall, aboard damaged U.S. Navy vessel. Sign outside room.
Sign adjacent to corridor with damaged floor aboard naval vessel; adult Caucasian male U.S. Navy sailor walking ahead of cameraman and opening door to next area, waiting.
Large group of mostly Caucasian adult male U.S. Navy sailors sitting, relaxing in galley; adult Caucasian male officer talking to adult Caucasian male sailor; most are looking at camera; deflated hoses across floor.
Adult Caucasian male U.S. Navy sailor sitting in the engine room of USS Samuel B. Roberts and waving at camera, another sailor standing next him; cameraman walks past a machine leaking water into a bucket and an African American adult male sailor before meeting up with sailor acting as tour guide. Going down stairs to view damage in engine room; blue metal bar wedged between machine and wall for stability, (jerryrigged quick fix). Metal crack in an entryway running up wall to ceiling. Etched sign above door indicating passage area.
Night, two adult Caucasian male U.S. Navy sailors standing by large crack on deck of USS Samuel B. Roberts; three adult Caucasian male welders work on part of deck.
Night, Commander Paul X. Rinn of the USS Samuel B. Roberts introduces himself, talks to camera about what happened when and since a MO8 mine hit the ship in the Persian Gulf approximately thirty hours ago. Patch on uniform giving name, rank, and ship. Ship cap.
Interior of USS Samuel B. Roberts naval vessel, African American and Caucasian adult male U.S. Navy sailors forming a human conveyor line, moving ammunition. Outside on deck at night, adult Caucasian male sailors moving ammunition from person to person. Another line of sailors moving ammunition person to person. Life preserver stamped USS Roberts. Adult Caucasian male sailors moving ammunition from person to person from outside and inside of ship; sailors make remarks to cameraman, saying "hi" to their mothers, sending love to their families.
Adult Caucasian male U.S. Navy sailors at end of receiving line for ammunition, stacking ammo, placing it on pallets. Pallets of stacked ammunition; adult Caucasian male sailor smiles at camera.
Adult male U.S. Navy sailors sleeping on deck of USS Samuel B. Roberts at night. Adult Caucasian male sailor sleeping on a cot, adult Hispanic male sailor sleeping on another cot nearby; two Caucasian adult male sailors, one sleeping in a hammock, the other awake in BG. Adult Caucasian male sailor sleeping on cot next to red hard hats and black bags. Adult Caucasian male sailor asleep on deck. Adult Caucasian male sailor sitting and reading a book; another sailor sleeps in a hammock nearby.
Radioman Petty Officer 3rd Class Gary Jackson and Electrician's Mate Petty Officer 2nd Class Lester Chaffin recalling their personal experiences when the ship (USS Samuel B. Roberts) hit a mine, as well as their opinions on how the crew as whole reacted to the incident.
Electrician's Mate Petty Officer 2nd Class Edwin Copeland talks about his personal experiences when the ship (USS Samuel B. Roberts) hit a mine and how the crew as a whole handled the incident.