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Crewmembers aboard the Al Habib, a Sri Lankan-flagged cargo vessel, hoist a bag of supplies from a visit, board, search and seizure team in a rigid hull inflatable boat in the Gulf of Aden on Aug. 13, 2011. The Navy team and a Coast Guard advanced interdiction team are deployed from the guided missile destroyer USS Mitscher (DDG 57) in the Gulf of Aden.

CREWMEMBERS HOIST SUPPLIES ONTO A RIGID HULL INFLATABLE BOAT

Crewmembers aboard the Al Habib, a Sri Lankan-flagged cargo vessel, hoist a bag of supplies from a visit, board, search and seizure team in a rigid hull inflatable boat in the Gulf of Aden on Aug. 13, 2011. The Navy team and a Coast Guard advanced interdiction team are deployed from the guided missile destroyer USS Mitscher (DDG 57) in the Gulf of Aden.

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