U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kimball interdicts drug smuggling vessel in Eastern Pacific Ocean [Image 9 of 9]

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03.23.2025

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Austin Wiley 

U.S. Coast Guard District 11

A U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kimball (WMSL 756) crewmember, fires a .50 caliber machine gun at the remnants of a seized drug smuggling vessel sinking it as a hazard to navigation following an interdiction in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, March 23, 2025. Kimball is equipped with four .50 caliber machine guns, a 20 mm Phalanx CIWS, and a Bofors 57 mm gun. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Austin Wiley)

• Date Taken: 03.23.2025
• Date Posted: 04.07.2025 18:39
• Photo ID: 8958622
• VIRIN: 250323-G-BB085-2077
• Resolution: 8028x5352
• Size: 8.07 MB
• Location: (UNDISCLOSED LOCATION)