U.S.S. Hornet, prime recovery vessel for the Apollo 12 lunar landing mission, moves toward the Apollo 12 Command Module to retrieve the spacecraft. A helicopter from the recovery ship, which took part in the recovery operations, hovers over the scene of the splashdown.

APOLLO 12 FLIGHT APOLLO PROJECT COMMAND MODULES HELICOPTERS NAVY SHIPS PACIFIC OCEAN RETRIEVAL SPACECRAFT RECOVERY

U.S.S. Hornet moves toward the Apollo 12 Command Module to retrieve it