Coast Guard celebrates 41st Blackthorn Memorial in St. Petersburg

Credit: Petty Officer 3rd Class Erik Villa Rodriguez | Date Taken: 01/28/2021
Crewmembers from Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg and tenant units stand in formation during the ceremony for the 41st anniversary of the Coast Guard Cutter Blackthorn sinking, Jan. 28, 2021 in St. Petersburg. Members commemorate the Coast Guardsman that lost their lives 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 video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Erik Villa Rodriguez.)