Coast Guard Cutter Anacapa sinks adrift Japanese fishing vessel. [Image 4 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 fishing vessel Ryou-Un Maru burns after the Coast Guard Cutter Anacapa crew fired explosive ammunition at the vessel 180 miles west of the Southeast Alaskan coast April 5, 2012. The Coast Guard worked closely with federal, state and local agencies to assess the immediate dangers the vessel presented and determined that sinking the vessel at sea would be the best course of action to help minimize any navigation and environmental threats.

• Date Taken: 04.05.2012
• Date Posted: 04.06.2012 21:01
• Photo ID: 555884
• VIRIN: 120405-G-RS249-004
• Resolution: 2100x1500
• Size: 1.66 MB
• Location: GULF OF ALASKA, AT SEA