A Coast Guardsman salutes in front of the Coast Guard Cutter Blackthorn memorial during the ceremony Jan. 27, 2023, in St. Petersburg for the 43rd anniversary of the ship's sinking. The Blackthorn crew collided with the motor vessel Capricorn on Jan. 28, 1980, resulting in the service's worst peacetime disaster. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Seaman Moriah Cannion).
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