US Navy Ships Disrupt Pirate Attack

ARABIAN SEA

02.02.2011

Courtesy Photo

U.S. Naval Forces Central Command / U.S. 5th Fleet           

A small boat being towed by a suspected pirate mothership in the Arabian Sea is destroyed by USS Momsen, after the guided-missile destroyer received a distress call and disrupted an attack on a commercial oil tanker. Momsen and USS Bunker Hill came to the aid of the merchant vessel simultaneously in a coordinated rescue and assist effort. Momsen and Bunker Hill are deployed supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. (Photo by: Chief Petty Officer John Parkin)

• Date Taken: 02.02.2011
• Date Posted: 02.04.2011 09:39
• Photo ID: 363611
• VIRIN: 110202-N-2907P-002
• Resolution: 2280x560
• Size: 86.45 KB
• Location: ARABIAN SEA