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    The image shows personnel aboard a large vessel looking down at a smaller rigid-hull inflatable boat (RHIB) alongside the ship's hull. The people in the smaller boat are wearing orange life vests and appear to be in the process of boarding or transferring to the larger vessel via a rope ladder/cargo net. The scene takes place at sea under clear skies with deep blue ocean water visible.

    GULF OF ADEN, AT SEA

    08.23.2013

    Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Gary Keen 

    Commander Task Force 56

    Sailors aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Mason (DDG 87) look on as senior officers from the People's Liberation Army (Navy) destroyer Harbin (DD 112) pull alongside for a pre-sail conference in preparation for a U.S.-China counter piracy exercise. Mason is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Gary M. Keen/Released)

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    Date Taken: 08.23.2013
    Date Posted: 08.30.2013 05:48
    Photo ID: 1006624
    VIRIN: 130823-N-OM642-048
    Resolution: 2832x4256
    Size: 1.23 MB
    Location: GULF OF ADEN, AT SEA
    Web Views: 36
    Downloads: 6

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