PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard honors fallen shipmates from Blackthorn tragedy [Image 3 of 6]

ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES

01.27.2017

Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Michael De Nyse  

U.S. Coast Guard District 7 PADET Tampa Bay

The Coast Guard Cutter Blackthorn bell tolls honoring fallen shipmates during the 37th annual Blackthorn memorial service in St. Petersburg, Friday, Jan. 27, 2016. The Blackthorn sank after colliding with the tanker Capricorn near the Sunshine Skyway Bridge, in St. Petersburg, Jan. 28, 1980, resulting in the Coast Guard's worst peacetime disaster. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Michael De Nyse

• Date Taken: 01.27.2017
• Date Posted: 01.27.2017 21:39
• Photo ID: 3127754
• VIRIN: 170127-G-XO423-1004
• Resolution: 4256x2832
• Size: 5 MB
• Location: ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA, US