USS Porter Destroys Pirate Skiff [Image 2 of 2]

ABOARD USS PORTER, AT SEA

10.28.2007

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Patrick Gearhiser 

U.S. Navy           

Members of the visit, board, search, and seizure team aboard guided-missile destroyer USS Porter prepare their gear in case they must board a pirated vessel. The ship was responding to a distress call from Panamanian-flagged cargo ship MV Golden Nori. The VBSS team is tasked with boarding suspicious ships to inspect them for any illicit activity.

• Date Taken: 10.28.2007
• Date Posted: 11.01.2007 12:40
• Photo ID: 63505
• VIRIN: 071028-N-4014G-002
• Resolution: 3008x2000
• Size: 1.05 MB
• Location: ABOARD USS PORTER, AT SEA