100909-N-9706M-110 GULF OF ADEN (Sept. 9, 2010) Marines assigned to the Marine Corps 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Maritime Raid Force, embarked aboard the Navy amphibious transport dock ship USS Dubuque (LPD 8), board the motor vessel M/V Magellan Star during a board and seizure operation. The Marines took nine suspected pirates into custody and transferred them to the guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59). The ship's eleven crew members resumed control of Magellan Star. Pirates took control of the ship Sept. 8. Dubuque is part of the Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group, support
100909-N-9706M-110 GULF OF ADEN (Sept. 9, 2010) Marines assigned to the Marine Corps 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Maritime Raid Force, embarked aboard the Navy amphibious transport dock ship USS Dubuque (LPD 8), board the motor vessel M/V Magellan Star during a board and seizure operation. The Marines took nine suspected pirates into custody and transferred them to the guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59). The ship's eleven crew members resumed control of Magellan Star. Pirates took control of the ship Sept. 8. Dubuque is part of the Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group, supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the 5th Fleet area of responsibility. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class David McKee/Released) US Navy 100909-N-9706M-110 Marines board the motor vessel M-V Magellan Star during a board and seizure operation
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