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Caption:
Eastern Atlantic (Jan. 14, 2006) -- The frigate USS Carr (FFG 52)
approaches a distressed vessel off the coast of Sierra Leone,
Africa. The vessel was spotted by lookouts from the 6th Fleet
command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC/JCC 20). Both ships
were heading for waters off the coast of Monrovia, Liberia to help
commemorate the inauguration of newly elected President Ellen Johnson
Sirleaf, on Jan. 16. The small craft, with a crew of 6 men, had
been at sea for 35 days and was without a working motor, food, or
water. Within two hours, crew members dispatched from USS Carr had the
vessel moving under it's own power and had replenished supplies with
enough food and fuel to get the vessel back to land safely. U.S.
Navy Photo by Journalist 1st Class Kurt Riggs (RELEASED)
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