Shipwrecked survivors are escorted across the flight deck of the Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) after being rescued at sea by two MH-60S Seahawk helicopters, assigned to the "Sea Knights" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 22 embarked aboard the fast combat support ship USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8). The seven mariners were recovered after their dhow sank in rough seas. Truman and Arctic are deployed to the Persian Gulf as part of the ongoing rotation to support maritime security operations in the region.
Date Taken: | 12.23.2007 |
Date Posted: | 09.01.2011 21:14 |
Photo ID: | 76323 |
VIRIN: | 071223-N-1688B-089 |
Resolution: | 2100x1395 |
Size: | 503.5 KB |
Location: | PERSIAN GULF, USCENTCOM, AT SEA |
Web Views: | 65 |
Downloads: | 10 |
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