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Coast Guard Cutter Blackthorn Memorial Service

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Uploaded by on Jan 28, 2012

http://CoastGuardNews.com CLEARWATER, Fla. — Families and Coast Guard members gather at the 32nd Annual Service of Rememberance honoring the lives of those lost in the tragic sinking of the Coast Guard Cutter Blackthorn Jan. 28, 2012. The Blackthorn sank after colliding with the tanker Capricorn near the Sunshine Skyway Bridge on Jan 28, 1980. Twenty-three of the Blackthorn's 50 crewmembers lost their lives during the Coast Guard's worst peacetime disaster. U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jon-Paul Rios.

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  • May you always have fair winds and following seas. God Bless, fellow Coasties

  • Rest in Peace my brothers

  • Thanks for getting the video up this fast! I was there with the CGC William Flores for the Cutterman's Salute. The ceremony was amazing and I was honored to be apart of it this year. I hope to be invited back next year as well. Semper Paratus.

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