Coast Guard Honors Crew of Historic Ship Near Hatteras, NC

NC, UNITED STATES

12.30.2012

Courtesy Video

U.S. Coast Guard District 5   

Crewmembers aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Diligence, a 210-foot medium-endurance cutter homeported in Wilmington, N.C., conduct a wreath-laying ceremony near Hatteras at the wreckage site of the USS Monitor, Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012. Sixteen crewmembers lost their lives when the Monitor sank during heavy seas while being towed by the USS Rhode Island Dec. 31, 1862. U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Steven White. Also available in High Definition.

• Date Taken: 12.30.2012
• Date Posted: 01.09.2013 09:54
• Category: B-Roll
• Video ID: 278754
• VIRIN: 121230-G-ZZ999-001
• Filename: DOD_100679927
• Length: 00:02:36
• Location: NC, US