Coast Guard Cutter Anacapa sinks adrift Japanese fishing vessel. [Image 2 of 6]

GULF OF ALASKA, AT SEA

04.05.2012

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Charly Tautfest 

U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters   

The Japanese vessel, Ryou-Un Maru, starts to burn as the Coast Guard Cutter Anacapa crew prepare to continue firing upon the vessel 180 miles west of the Southeast Alaskan coast, April 5, 2012. The Anacapa crew successfully sank the Ryou-Un Maru at 6:15 p.m., in 6,000 feet of water. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Charly Hengen)

• Date Taken: 04.05.2012
• Date Posted: 04.06.2012 21:01
• Photo ID: 555882
• VIRIN: 120405-G-RS249-002
• Resolution: 2100x1500
• Size: 1.58 MB
• Location: GULF OF ALASKA, AT SEA