Advanced Interdiction Team rescue and assist
Summary
110813-N-XQ375-353 GULF OF ADEN (Aug. 13, 2011) A visit, board, search and seizure team from guided-missile destroyer USS Mitscher (DDG 57) and a Coast Guard advanced interdiction team pull alongside the Sri Lankan-flagged cargo vessel, Al Habib in a rigid-hull inflatable boat. Mitscher responded to Al Habib?s distress call and provided two three-gallon containers of water, four cases of bottled water, and 20 loaves of bread to the 17 crewmembers aboard. Mitscher is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations and support missions as part of Operations Enduring Freedom and New Dawn. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Deven B. King)
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vbss
gulf of aden
guided missile destroyer
seizure
rigid hull inflatable boat
coast guard
mitscher
ddg 57
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advanced interdiction team
cargo vessel
cgvi
petty officer 3rd class deven king
uscentcom
at sea
advanced interdiction team rescue and assist
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high resolution
visit board search
us coast guard headquarters
cargo ship
Date
13/08/2011
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Defense Visual Information Distribution Service
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