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041020-N-1348L-037 North Arabian Gulf - (Oct. 20, 2004) - The guided missile destroyer USS Preble (DDG 88) patrols the waters surrounding the Al Basrah Oil Terminal (ABOT) as a super tanker takes-on crude oil. Preble is among several Navy, Coast Guard and coalition ships that share the responsibilities of patrolling and safeguarding the waters near the Khawr AL Amaya Oil Terminal (KAAOT) and the Al Basrah Oil Terminal (ABOT) in the Arabian Gulf. Preble is home ported in San Diego, Calif., and is assigned to Expeditionary Strike Group Three (ESG-3). Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 1
041020-N-1348L-037 North Arabian Gulf - (Oct. 20, 2004) - The guided missile destroyer USS Preble (DDG 88) patrols the waters surrounding the Al Basrah Oil Terminal (ABOT) as a super tanker takes-on crude oil. Preble is among several Navy, Coast Guard and coalition ships that share the responsibilities of patrolling and safeguarding the waters near the Khawr AL Amaya Oil Terminal (KAAOT) and the Al Basrah Oil Terminal (ABOT) in the Arabian Gulf. Preble is home ported in San Diego, Calif., and is assigned to Expeditionary Strike Group Three (ESG-3). Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 1st Class David C. Lloyd (RELEASED) US Navy 041020-N-1348L-037 The guided missile destroyer USS Preble (DDG 88) patrols the waters surrounding the Al Basrah Oil Terminal (ABOT) as a super tanker takes-on crude oil
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