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Members of a USS Gettysburg visit, board, search and seizure team capture suspected pirates after responding to a merchant vessel distress signal while operating in the Combined Maritime Forces area of responsibility as part of Combined Task Force 151 in the Gulf of Aden, May 13, 2009. Combined Task Force 151 is a multinational task force established to conduct counter-piracy operations.

CAPTURING SUSPECTS

Members of a USS Gettysburg visit, board, search and seizure team capture suspected pirates after responding to a merchant vessel distress signal while operating in the Combined Maritime Forces area of responsibility as part of Combined Task Force 151 in the Gulf of Aden, May 13, 2009. Combined Task Force 151 is a multinational task force established to conduct counter-piracy operations.

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