Somali migrants in a disabled skiff wait for assistance from Navy sailors aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain May 23, 2009 in the Gulf of Aden. The skiff carrying 52 passengers was spotted in distress by helicopter pilots assigned to the Anti-Submarine Squadron Light 45 while patrolling the area.

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Somali migrants in a disabled skiff wait for assistance from Navy sailors aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain May 23, 2009 in the Gulf of Aden. The skiff carrying 52 passengers was spotted in distress by helicopter pilots assigned to the Anti-Submarine Squadron Light 45 while patrolling the area.

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Size: 4000px × 2448px
Location: Gulf of Aden
Photo credit: © US Navy Photo / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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