A Sailor assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Kidd’s visit, board, search and seizure team greets a crew member of the Iranian-flagged fishing dhow Al Molai after responding to a distress call from the crew who was held captive by Somali pirates January 5, 2012 in the Arabian Sea. The Kidd's

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A Sailor assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Kidd’s visit, board, search and seizure team greets a crew member of the Iranian-flagged fishing dhow Al Molai after responding to a distress call from the crew who was held captive by Somali pirates January 5, 2012 in the Arabian Sea. The Kidd's visit, board, search and seizure team, detained 15 suspected pirates, who were reportedly holding a 13-member Iranian crew hostage for several weeks. Kidd is conducting counter-piracy and maritime security operations while deployed to the 5th Fleet.

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Size: 4652px × 3101px
Location: Arabian Sea
Photo credit: © US Navy Photo / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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