Coast Guard holds annual Blackthorn memorial service in Galveston, Texas [Image 6 of 6]

GALVESTON, TX, UNITED STATES

01.28.2022

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Alejandro Rivera 

U.S. Coast Guard District 8       

Coast Guard crew members place roses on a commemorative wreath during the 42nd-anniversary memorial service for the Coast Guard Cutter Blackthorn on Base Galveston, Texas, Jan. 28, 2022. Twenty-three of the Blackthorn’s 50 crew members perished after the cutter collided with a tanker vessel and sank near the Sunshine Skyway Bridge in Tampa, Florida, Jan. 28, 1980. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Alejandro Rivera)

• Date Taken: 01.28.2022
• Date Posted: 01.28.2022 12:32
• Photo ID: 7026378
• VIRIN: 220128-G-TL908-1006
• Resolution: 6048x4024
• Size: 9.13 MB
• Location: GALVESTON, TX, US