CAPT. Douglas C. Bauer speaks with a crew member from the Turkish freighter Rize K., the first freighter approved by the United Nations to deliver humanitarian aid to Iraq. Bauer is a Navy combat artist/historian who is observing while a boarding party from the guided missile destroyer USS WILLIAM V. PRATT (DDG-44) conducts an investigation of the Turkish vessel. The PRATT is the flagship of the Maritime Interdiction Force, the unit charged with enforcing sanctions against Iraq during Operation Desert Storm. Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Country: Red Sea

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