Counter-Piracy: Approaching the Dhow

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U.S. Coast Guard Ensign Victor Nitividad, left, and U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew Hunter, right, approach a dhow while preparing to board the vessel in the Gulf of Aden, Jan. 1, 2010. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Daniel Edgington U.S. Navy members of a visit, board, search and seizure team, and a U.S. Coast Guard maritime safety and security team from the guided-missile cruiser USS Chosin approach a dhow, a type of sailing vessel, during a maritime security operation in the Gulf of Aden, Jan. 1, 2010. The Chosin is the flagship for Combined Joint Task Force 151, a multinational task force established to conduct counterpiracy operations off the coast of Somalia. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Daniel Edgington

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Posted Jan 05 2010, 10:28 AM by BLACKFIVE
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