Port Royal Narcotics Seizure [Image 4 of 10]

ARABIAN SEA

12.18.2020

Photo by NAVCENT Public Affairs    

U.S. Naval Forces Central Command / U.S. 5th Fleet           

201218-N-NO146-1007 North Arabian Sea (Dec. 18, 2020) Sailors stationed about the guided-missile cruiser USS Port Royal (CG 73), deployed to U.S. Fifth Fleet and operating in support of the Combined Maritime Forces (CMF), monitor bags suspected narcotics seized from a stateless dhow in the international waters of the North Arabian Sea, Dec. 18. CMF is a multinational maritime partnership which exists to counter illicit non-state actors on the high seas, promoting security, stability and prosperity in the Arabian Gulf, the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, Indian Ocean and Gulf of Oman. CTF 150 conducts maritime security operations outside the Arabian Gulf to disrupt criminal and terrorist organizations, ensuring legitimate commercial shipping can transit the region free from non-state threats. (U.S. Navy courtesy photo)

• Date Taken: 12.18.2020
• Date Posted: 12.21.2020 08:24
• Photo ID: 6463856
• VIRIN: 201218-N-NO146-1007
• Resolution: 1503x1002
• Size: 460.34 KB
• Location: ARABIAN SEA