Coast Guard remembers Blackthorn tragedy, honors fallen crew members [Image 3 of 5]

ST. PETERSBURG, FL, UNITED STATES

01.28.2016

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ashley Johnson 

U.S. Coast Guard District 7 PADET Tampa Bay

Crew members from the Coast Guard Cutter Joshua Appleby and the Coast Guard Cutter Resolute, homeported in St. Petersburg, Fla., prepare for the 36th annual Blackthorn memorial service in St. Petersburg, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016. The Blackthorn sank after colliding with the tanker Capricorn near the Sunshine Skyway Bridge, in St. Petersburg, Jan. 28, 1980, resulting in the Coast Guard's worst peacetime disaster. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ashley J. Johnson)

• Date Taken: 01.28.2016
• Date Posted: 01.28.2016 18:14
• Photo ID: 2373956
• VIRIN: 160128-G-RD093-017
• Resolution: 4256x2832
• Size: 6.95 MB
• Location: ST. PETERSBURG, FL, US