Turkish-Led Combined Task Force 151 Makes First Suspected Pirate Capture

USS GETTYSBURG, AT SEA

05.13.2009

Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Eric Beauregard 

U.S. Navy           

USS Gettysburg Verify Board Search and Seizure and U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment 409 approach a suspected pirate mothership after responding to a merchant vessel distress signal while operating in the Combined Maritime Forces area of responsibility as part of Combined Task Force 151. CTF 151 is a mult-inational 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.

• Date Taken: 05.13.2009
• Date Posted: 05.14.2009 07:23
• Photo ID: 171747
• VIRIN: 090513-N-0743B-057
• Resolution: 3872x2592
• Size: 2.76 MB
• Location: USS GETTYSBURG, AT SEA