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A Filipino fishing boat passes the stern of the amphibious assault ship USS Essex.
A Filipino fishing boat passes the stern of the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) that is operating off the coast of the island of Leyte, Philippines, on Feb. 21, 2006. Sailors and Marines from the Essex and the dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) are providing humanitarian assistance for the victims of the Feb. 17, 2006, landslide in the village of Guinsaugon on the island of Leyte.