USS Lake Champlain [Image 3 of 8]

GULF OF ADEN, USCENTCOM, AT SEA

05.25.2009

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Daniel Barker 

U.S. Navy           

Somali migrants in a disabled skiff receive assistance from Sailors aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain. The skiff, originally ferrying 52 passengers, was spotted in distress by helicopter pilots assigned to the "Wolfpack" of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light 45 while patrolling the area. Lake Champlain is deployed as part of the Boxer Expeditionary Strike Group supporting maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

• Date Taken: 05.25.2009
• Date Posted: 05.30.2009 01:49
• Photo ID: 175829
• VIRIN: 090525-N-4774B-044
• Resolution: 1428x2100
• Size: 760.11 KB
• Location: GULF OF ADEN, USCENTCOM, AT SEA