'' Rude '' remained in commission and was sometimes called upon to assist the United States Coast Guard and United States Navy in search , rescue , and recovery operations . She located the wreckage of TWA Flight 800 off Moriches , New York in 1996 , receiving a Department of Commerce Gold Medal that year for her efforts , and later located the plane wreckage of John F. Kennedy Jr. off Martha 's Vineyard , Massachusetts in 1999
wreckage of TWA Flight 800
TWA Flight 800
NOAAS Rude (S 590)