Keywords: US Navy 090212-N-1082Z-066 Visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) team members from the guided-missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf (CG 72) close in on rigid-hulled inflatable boats to apprehend suspected pirates.jpg en GULF OF ADEN Feb 12 2009 Visit board search and seizure VBSS team members from the guided-missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf CG 72 close in on rigid-hulled inflatable boats to apprehend suspected pirates Nine suspected pirates were apprehended and brought aboard Vella Gulf This is the second group of suspected pirates apprehended in a 24-hour period by Vella Gulf; there are currently 16 suspected pirates apprehended Vella Gulf is the flagship for Combined Task Force 151 a multi-national task force conducting counterpiracy operations to detect and deter piracy in and around the Gulf of Aden Arabian Gulf Indian Ocean and Red Sea U S Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class Jason R Zalasky/Released 2009-02-12 090212-N-1082Z-066 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 68775 U S Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class Jason R Zalasky PD-USGov-Military-Navy Aboard USS Vella Gulf CG-72 |