Coast Guard Cutter Anacapa fires at adrift Japanese fishing vessel [Image 1 of 6]

GULF OF ALASKA, AT SEA

04.05.2012

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Charly Tautfest 

U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters   

The Coast Guard Cutter Anacapa crew fires explosive ammunition at the adrift Japanese fishing vessel, Ryou-Un Maru, 180 miles west of Southeast Alaskan coast, April 5, 2012. The derelict fishing vessel sank at 6:15 p.m. after the Anacapa crew used numerous rounds of explosive ammunition. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Charly Hengen)

• Date Taken: 04.05.2012
• Date Posted: 04.06.2012 20:59
• Photo ID: 555881
• VIRIN: 120405-G-RS249-001
• Resolution: 2100x1500
• Size: 1.53 MB
• Location: GULF OF ALASKA, AT SEA