Coast Guard remembers Blackthorn tragedy, honors fallen crew members [Image 5 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

Wanda Elaine Stidhem, of La Marque, Texas, and Coast Guardsmen re-dedicate the Chief Petty Officer's mess hall at Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016. The hall was re-dedicated to Stidhem's late husband, Chief Petty Officer Luther Stidhem, one of 23 crew members 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 18:11
• Photo ID: 2373960
• VIRIN: 160128-G-RD093-103
• Resolution: 7360x4912
• Size: 16.17 MB
• Location: ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA, US
• Hometown: LA MARQUE, TEXAS, US