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SOMALIA-US-PIRACY-SHIPPING
This May 13, 2009 US Navy handout photo shows members of a visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) team from the guided-missile cruiser USS Gettysburg (CG 64) and US Coast Guard Tactical Law Enforcement Team South Detachment 409 in the Gulf of Aden as they approach a suspected pirate mothership after responding to a merchant vessel distress signal while operating in the Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) area of responsibility as part of Combined Task Force (CTF) 151. CTF 151 is a multinational task force established to conduct counter-piracy operations under a mission-based mandate throughout the CMF area of responsibility to actively deter, disrupt and suppress piracy in order to protect global maritime security and secure freedom of navigation for the benefit of all nations. AFP PHOTO/US NAVY/Eric L. Beauregard/RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE/=GETTY OUT=
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AFP / Mediafax Foto |
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Eric L. Beauregard |
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13 Mai 2009 |
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3872 x 2592 (1.07 MB) |
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