Coast Guard remembers Blackthorn tragedy, honors fallen crewmembers [Image 1 of 5]

ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES

01.28.2016

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ashley Johnson 

U.S. Coast Guard District 7 PADET Tampa Bay

Chief Petty Officer Luther Stidhem's cover hangs on the wall at the Chief Petty Officer's mess hall at Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016. The hall was re-dedicated to Stidhem, one of 23 crewmembers who lost their lives when the Coast Guard Cutter Blackthorn sank near the Sunshine Skyway Bridge, in St. Petersburg, Fla., Jan. 28, 1980. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ashley J. Johnson)

• Date Taken: 01.28.2016
• Date Posted: 01.28.2016 18:14
• Photo ID: 2373952
• VIRIN: 160128-G-RD093-112
• Resolution: 7360x4912
• Size: 20.14 MB
• Location: ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA, US