Coast Guard Cutter Anacapa sinks adrift Japanese fishing vessel [Image 5 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 douses the adrift Japanese vessel with water after a gunnery exercise 180 miles west of the Southeast Alaskan coast, April 5, 2012. The crew was successful and sank the vessel at 6:15 p.m. in 6,000 feet of water by using explosive ammunition and filling it with water. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Charly Hengen)

• Date Taken: 04.05.2012
• Date Posted: 04.06.2012 21:00
• Photo ID: 555885
• VIRIN: 120405-G-RS249-005
• Resolution: 1500x2100
• Size: 2.37 MB
• Location: GULF OF ALASKA, AT SEA