Coast Guard Sector Humboldt Bay crewmembers honor helicopter crew lost 22 years ago [Image 1 of 2]

EUREKA, CA, UNITED STATES

06.06.2019

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Cory Mendenhall 

U.S. Coast Guard District 11

Coast Guard Sector Humboldt Bay crewmembers gather to honor and remember the crew of CG-6549, June 7, 2019, who were lost on June 8, 1997 in an effort to rescue mariners in distress approximately 60 miles West of Cape Mendocino, California. The lost crew included Lt. Jeffrey F. Crane, 35, from Marshfield, Massachussetts (CG Aviator #3188); Lt. j.g. Charles W. Thigpen IV, 26, Riverside, California (CG Aviator #3310); Petty Officer 3rd Class Richard L. Hughes, 33, Black Canyon, Arizona; Petty Officer 3rd Class James G. Caines, 26, Hinesville, Georgia (CG Rescue Swimmer #425). (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

• Date Taken: 06.06.2019
• Date Posted: 06.07.2019 13:10
• Photo ID: 5452233
• VIRIN: 190606-G-MR731-1003
• Resolution: 1500x1126
• Size: 1 MB
• Location: EUREKA, CA, US