060227-N-5002M-008 Persian Gulf (Feb. 27, 2006) Ð A Visit, Board, Search and Seizure (VBSS) team departs the Panamanian-flagged Motor Vessel Hayder after conducting a security sweep of the ship. Hayder contacted the guided missile cruiser USS Cape St. George (CG 71) via bridge-to-bridge radio reporting it had been fired upon and illegally boarded Feb. 27 in the Northern Persian Gulf. One of Cape St. GeorgeÕs VBSS teams boarded the vessel and conducted a security sweep of the ship to verify that it was safe for the master and his 11 crewmembers to stay on board. Cape St. George is currently dep
060227-N-5002M-008 Persian Gulf (Feb. 27, 2006) Ð A Visit, Board, Search and Seizure (VBSS) team departs the Panamanian-flagged Motor Vessel Hayder after conducting a security sweep of the ship. Hayder contacted the guided missile cruiser USS Cape St. George (CG 71) via bridge-to-bridge radio reporting it had been fired upon and illegally boarded Feb. 27 in the Northern Persian Gulf. One of Cape St. GeorgeÕs VBSS teams boarded the vessel and conducted a security sweep of the ship to verify that it was safe for the master and his 11 crewmembers to stay on board. Cape St. George is currently deployed as part of Expeditionary Strike Group Eight (ESG-8) and is conducting Maritime Security Operations (MSO) in the 5th Fleet Area of Operations. Navy photo by Religious Programs Specialist 1st Class Terry L. Mullins (RELEASED) US Navy 060227-N-5002M-008 A Visit, Board, Search and Seizure (VBSS) team departs the Panamanian-flagged Motor Vessel Hayder after conducting a security sweep of the ship
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