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

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    Coast Guard remembers Blackthorn tragedy, honors fallen crew members

    GALVESTON, TEXAS, UNITED STATES

    01.28.2019

    Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Johanna Strickland  

    U.S. Coast Guard District 8       

    A Coast Guard member places a rose in remembrance of the life of each crewmember who perished during a ceremony to commemorate the 39th anniversary of the Coast Guard Cutter Blackthorn tragedy in the cutter's homeport of Galveston, Texas on Jan. 28, 2019. On Jan. 28, 1980, the Blackthorn sank after colliding with the tanker Capricorn near the Sunshine Skyway Bridge in St. Petersburg, Florida. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Johanna Strickland.

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    Date Taken: 01.28.2019
    Date Posted: 01.28.2019 15:13
    Photo ID: 5060496
    VIRIN: 190128-G-IM053-1002
    Resolution: 7124x4691
    Size: 11.27 MB
    Location: GALVESTON, TEXAS, US

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