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Date: January 28, 2012

Contact: Petty Officer 3rd Class Tara Molle

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**Photos available** Coast Guard Cutter Blackthorn 32nd Anniversary memorial ceremony

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Crewmembers from Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg and tenant units hold roses and stand in formation during the ceremony for the 32nd anniversary of the Coast Guard Cutter Blackthorn memorial Jan. 28, 2012. Each rose represents an individual Coast Guardsman that lost their life after the Blackthorn sank after colliding with the tanker Capricorn near the Sunshine Skyway Bridge, in St. Petersburg, Jan. 28, 1980. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Tara Molle

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Crewmembers from Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg and tenant units hold roses and stand in formation during the ceremony for the 32nd anniversary of the Coast Guard Cutter Blackthorn memorial Jan. 28, 2012. Each rose represents an individual Coast Guardsman that lost their life after the Blackthorn sank after colliding with the tanker Capricorn near the Sunshine Skyway Bridge, in St. Petersburg, Jan. 28, 1980. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Tara Molle

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - A Coast Guard C-130 Hercules and two MH-60 Jayhawk helicopters from Air Station Clearwater, Fla., conduct a fly-over for the 32nd anniversary of the Coast Guard Cutter Blackthorn memorial Jan. 28, 2012 in St. Petersburg. The Blackthorn sank after colliding with the tanker Capricorn near the Sunshine Skyway Bridge, in St. Petersburg, Jan. 28, 1980. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Tara Molle

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - A Coast Guard C-130 Hercules and two MH-60 Jayhawk helicopters from Air Station Clearwater, Fla., conduct a fly-over for the 32nd anniversary of the Coast Guard Cutter Blackthorn memorial Jan. 28, 2012 in St. Petersburg. The Blackthorn sank after colliding with the tanker Capricorn near the Sunshine Skyway Bridge, in St. Petersburg, Jan. 28, 1980. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Tara Molle

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer James Angevine, a food service specialist at Sector St. Petersburg, salutes after presenting a wreath from the Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer's Association for the 32nd anniversary memorial service of the Coast Guard Cutter Blackthorn collision at Blackthorn Memorial Park, Jan. 28, 2011. The Blackthorn sank after colliding with the tanker Capricorn near the Sunshine Skyway Bridge on Jan 28, 1980. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Tara Molle

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer James Angevine, a food service specialist at Sector St. Petersburg, salutes after presenting a wreath from the Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer's Association for the 32nd anniversary memorial service of the Coast Guard Cutter Blackthorn collision at Blackthorn Memorial Park, Jan. 28, 2011. The Blackthorn sank after colliding with the tanker Capricorn near the Sunshine Skyway Bridge on Jan 28, 1980. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Tara Molle

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - A Coast Guardsman places a rose in front of the Coast Guard Cutter Blackthorn memorial during the ceremony for the 32nd anniversary of the ship's sinking Jan. 28, 2012 in St. Petersburg. Each rose represents an individual Coast Guardsman that lost their life after the Blackthorn sank after colliding with the tanker Capricorn near the Sunshine Skyway Bridge, in St. Petersburg, Jan. 28, 1980. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Tara Molle

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - A Coast Guardsman places a rose in front of the Coast Guard Cutter Blackthorn memorial during the ceremony for the 32nd anniversary of the ship's sinking Jan. 28, 2012 in St. Petersburg. Each rose represents an individual Coast Guardsman that lost their life after the Blackthorn sank after colliding with the tanker Capricorn near the Sunshine Skyway Bridge, in St. Petersburg, Jan. 28, 1980. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Tara Molle

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - A wreath of flowers sits in front of the Coast Guard Blackthorn memorial during the ceremony for the 32nd anniversary of the ship's sinking Jan. 28, 2012 in St. Petersburg. The Blackthorn sank after colliding with the tanker Capricorn near the Sunshine Skyway Bridge, in St. Petersburg, Jan. 28, 1980. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Tara Molle

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - A wreath of flowers sits in front of the Coast Guard Blackthorn memorial during the ceremony for the 32nd anniversary of the ship's sinking Jan. 28, 2012 in St. Petersburg. The Blackthorn sank after colliding with the tanker Capricorn near the Sunshine Skyway Bridge, in St. Petersburg, Jan. 28, 1980. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Tara Molle

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - A Coast Guardsman salutes in front of the Coast Guard Cutter Blackthorn memorial during the ceremony for the 32nd anniversary of the ship's sinking Jan. 28, 2012 in St. Petersburg. The Blackthorn sank after colliding with the tanker Capricorn near the Sunshine Skyway Bridge, in St. Petersburg, Jan. 28, 1980. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Tara Molle

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - A Coast Guardsman salutes in front of the Coast Guard Cutter Blackthorn memorial during the ceremony for the 32nd anniversary of the ship's sinking Jan. 28, 2012 in St. Petersburg. The Blackthorn sank after colliding with the tanker Capricorn near the Sunshine Skyway Bridge, in St. Petersburg, Jan. 28, 1980. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Tara Molle

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - A Coast Guard crewmember places a rose in front of the Coast Guard Cutter Blackthorn memorial during the ceremony for the 32nd anniversary of the ship's sinking Jan. 28, 2012 in St. Petersburg. Each rose represents an individual Coast Guardsman that lost their life after the Blackthorn sank after colliding with the tanker Capricorn near the Sunshine Skyway Bridge, in St. Petersburg, Jan. 28, 1980. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Tara Molle

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - A Coast Guard crewmember places a rose in front of the Coast Guard Cutter Blackthorn memorial during the ceremony for the 32nd anniversary of the ship's sinking Jan. 28, 2012 in St. Petersburg. Each rose represents an individual Coast Guardsman that lost their life after the Blackthorn sank after colliding with the tanker Capricorn near the Sunshine Skyway Bridge, in St. Petersburg, Jan. 28, 1980. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Tara Molle

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Betty and Steve Rogers, members of the Coast Guard Pipe Band, stand in front of the Coast Guard Ceremonial Honor Guard during the 32nd anniversary of the Coast Guard Cutter Blackthorn ceremony Jan. 28, 2012, in St. Petersburg. The Blackthorn sank after colliding with the tanker Capricorn near the Sunshine Skyway Bridge, in St. Petersburg, Jan. 28, 1980. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Tara Molle

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Betty and Steve Rogers, members of the Coast Guard Pipe Band, stand in front of the Coast Guard Ceremonial Honor Guard during the 32nd anniversary of the Coast Guard Cutter Blackthorn ceremony Jan. 28, 2012, in St. Petersburg. The Blackthorn sank after colliding with the tanker Capricorn near the Sunshine Skyway Bridge, in St. Petersburg, Jan. 28, 1980. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Tara Molle

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