USS Momsen Disrupts Pirate Attack [Image 3 of 14]

ARABIAN SEA

02.02.2011

Courtesy Photo

U.S. Navy           

A small boat being towed by a suspected pirate mothership is destroyed by weapons fire from the guided-missile destroyer USS Momsen after Momsen disrupted an attack on a commercial oil tanker in the Arabian Sea. Momsen and the guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill came to the aid of the merchant vessel simultaneously in a coordinated rescue and assist effort after receiving a distress call. Momsen and Bunker Hill are deployed supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (Photo by: Chief Petty Officer John Parkin)

• Date Taken: 02.02.2011
• Date Posted: 02.05.2011 02:04
• Photo ID: 363806
• VIRIN: 110202-N-2907P-002
• Resolution: 2280x560
• Size: 170.65 KB
• Location: ARABIAN SEA