Coast Guard holds annual Blackthorn memorial service in St. Petersburg
The Coast Guard Cutter Blackthorn bell tolls honoring fallen shipmates during the 38th annual Blackthorn memorial service in St. Petersburg, Sunday, Jan. 28, 2018. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Seaman Michael Clark)
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Coast Guard crewmembers, survivors, family members, and community members from around the Tampa Bay area commemorated the 38th anniversary of the Coast Guard Cutter...
Coast Guard holds annual Blackthorn memorial service in St. Petersburg, Fla.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Coast Guardsmen, survivors, family members, and community members from around the Tampa Bay area commemorated the 34th anniversary of the Coast Guard Cutter Blackthorn tragedy, Tuesday, at Blackthorn Memorial Park in St. Petersburg.
Tuesday’s ceremony consisted of an aerial salute by aircraft from Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater, remarks by Adm. Robert J. Papp, Jr.,...
Coast Guard Cutter Blackthorn Memorial Service Video
CLEARWATER, Fla. — Families and Coast Guard members gathered at the 32nd Annual Service of Remembrance honoring the lives of those lost in the tragic sinking of the Coast Guard Cutter Blackthorn on 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...
Coast Guard Cutter Blackthorn memorial service to be held Saturday
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The public is invited to attend the 32nd anniversary memorial service of the Coast Guard Cutter Blackthorn collision at 11 a.m., Saturday, at Blackthorn Memorial Park off Interstate 275.
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...
Coast Guard Cutter Blackthorn memorial service to be held Friday
USCG File PhotoST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The public is invited to attend the 31st anniversary memorial service of the Coast Guard Cutter Blackthorn collision at 11 a.m., Friday, at Blackthorn Memorial Park off Interstate 275.
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...
Coast Guard Cutter Blackthorn 30th anniversary memorial service video
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – More than 300 Coast Guardsmen participated in the 30th anniversary memorial service of the Coast Guard Cutter Blackthorn collision Thursday, at Blackthorn Memorial Park, in St. Petersburg.
