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The Norwegigian Coastguard started investigating whether it was possible to get at the keel in the stern region of the German submarine wreck "U 864" on the sea bottom outside Fedje in Hordaland. The aim was to examine the condition of the cooling boxes and any mercury containers. The "Geosund " was used by DOF Subsea which was conducting the mission on behalf of the Coastguard. The "Geosund" reached the wreck position in the evening of Jan 7, 2014 ain order to deploy underwater sensors to monitor the spread of sediments. On Jan 8, the establishment of environmental monitoring of the operation was to be completed and efforts made to gain accesss to the keel region. This included the relocation of smaller wreckage and smaller amounts of sediment. The weather was challenging with wave heights up to four meters at the wreck position. An improvement was, however, anticipated. This is the final survey mission conducted in connection with the investigation of the options uplifting loads and subsequent cover-up of the wreck. The work will then be handed over the Ministry of External Quality Assurance in accordance with the National Model for Quality Assurance. Norwegian report with photo: http://www.kystverket.no/Nyheter/2014/Januar/Skal-undersoke-kjolen-pa-U-864/