A port bow view of Dutch personal sailboat found stranded by the US Navy (USN) Ticonderoga Class Guided Missile Cruiser (Aegis) USS VELLA GULF (CG 72), in the Atlantic Ocean. After rescuing two Dutch crewmembers the Ship's boarding team inspected the boat and assessed it as un-seaworthy. The boat's master requested crewmembers to retrieve the boat's papers, some personal effects and gear, then to remove the boat's bilge plugs allowing it to sink in 2,000 fathoms of water. The VELLA GULF responded to the distress call after the sailboat had been adrift for three days in high seas
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: USS Vella Gulf (CG 72)
Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)
Scene Camera Operator: CTM2 Jason Heinen, USN
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Date
22/05/2006
Location
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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