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The USS Mobile Bay (CG 53) patrols the waters surrounding the Al Basrah oil terminal.
The guided missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53) (left) patrols the waters surrounding the Al Basrah oil terminal as two Iraqi tug boats guide a super oil tanker into place on Oct. 28, 2004. The tanker will remain in port for the next several days taking on crude oil. The Mobile Bay is among several U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard and coalition ships that share the responsibility of patrolling and safeguarding Khawr Al Amaya and Al Basrah oil terminals.