Combined Task Force 151 Makes First Suspected Pirate Capture [Image 1 of 3]

GULF OF ADEN, USCENTCOM, AT SEA

05.13.2009

Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Eric Beauregard 

U.S. Navy           

Members of a visit, board, search and seizure team from the guided-missile cruiser USS Gettysburg and U.S. Coast Guard Tactical Law Enforcement Team South Detachment 409 approach a suspected pirate mothership after responding to a merchant vessel distress signal while operating in the Combined Maritime Forces area of responsibility as part of Combined Task Force 151. CTF 151 is a multinational task force established to conduct counter-piracy operations under a mission-based mandate throughout the CMF area of responsibility to actively deter, disrupt and suppress piracy in order to protect global maritime security and secure freedom of navigation for the benefit of all nations.

• Date Taken: 05.13.2009
• Date Posted: 05.14.2009 18:40
• Photo ID: 171890
• VIRIN: 090513-N-0743B-057
• Resolution: 3872x2592
• Size: 2.76 MB
• Location: GULF OF ADEN, USCENTCOM, AT SEA