CGC Blackthorn Memorial, HOUSTON, TEXAS
Summary
HOUSTON - The American flag and Coast Guard flag unfurl in a stiff breeze during the opening ceremony for the 31st anniversary memorial of the Coast Guard Cutter Blackthorn Jan. 28, 2011.
On Jan. 28, 1980 at approximately 7:21 p.m. the Blackthorn and the motor tanker Capricorn collided by the Sunshine Skyway Bridge near St. Petersburg, Fla., resulting in the loss of 23 crewmen and the largest peacetime loss of life in Coast Guard history.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Richard Brahm
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coast guard cutter
blackthorn
american flag
cgvi
sector field office galveston
petty officer richard brahm
coast guard flag
petty officer 3rd class richard brahm
houston
tx
cgc blackthorn memorial
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st petersburg
florida
Date
28/01/2011
Source
Defense Visual Information Distribution Service
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