Keywords: US Navy 020917-N-0000X-012 U.S. Sailors render assistance to a sailboat adrift at sea.jpg en At Sea off the coast of Costa Rica Sep 17 2002 -- Crewmembers from the U S Navy frigate USS McClusky FFG 41 deploy one of the ship s ridged hull inflatable boats RHIB to render assistance to 62-year-old Richard Van Pham who was spotted adrift in his small sailboat by military aircraft conducting drug interdiction operations in the region Van Pham was rescued by the U S Navy frigate USS McClusky DDG 41 after being adrift at sea for 3 1/2 months Van Pham set out for a short trip between Long Beach Calif and Catalina Island when high winds damaged his mast disabling his boat U S Navy Photo RELEASED 2002-09-17 020917-N-0000X-012 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 2789 U S Navy photo PD-USGov-Military-Navy Images from US Navy location At Sea off the coast of Costa Rica Sailboats Rigid-hulled inflatable boats of US Navy USS McClusky FFG-41 |