USS Vincennes (CG 49)
USS Vincennes (CG 49)
Horn on USS Vincennes sounding alarm; four adult Caucasian male U.S. Navy sailors on deck as voice announces,"General quarters! All hands, man your battle stations!" Adult male sailor plotting course on map; pilothouse/bridge, sailors performing duties at various stations. Adult Caucasian male sailor wearing undershirt, strapping on black pouch. Three adult Caucasian male sailors standing at front of pilothouse; two of them use binoculars to look out window; sailors perform duties at stations in BG. Three adult male sailors standing outside, one wearing a flak jacket, standing next to gun. Adult Caucasian male sailor sitting at radar station with adult Caucasian male supervisor behind him (screen reflection).
USS Vincennes (CG 49)
Silhouettes of adult Caucasian male U.S. Navy sailors in front of pilothouse of USS Vincennes; sailors perform duties, maintain radio contact. Adult Caucasian male sailor looking through binoculars at Persian Gulf. Adult Caucasian male sailor using map to measure distance and location, marking areas on map. Sailors at bridge duty stations, radio transmissions and dialogue heard in BG; oil rig in distance. Adult Caucasian male sailor and radar operator marking radar contacts on screen, relaying information to crew mates.
USS Vincennes (CG 49)
Commander Richard Foster of the USS Vincennes talks about an encounter with an Iranian speedboat carrying weapons; adult Caucasian male U.S. Navy sailor opens door behind Commander Foster, performs a task before leaving. Another take where Commander Foster states his name and relays the events occurring between three groups of suspicious Iranian speedboats and a German tanker going through the Strait of Hormuz, and how the USS Vincennes came to be involved.
USS Vincennes (CG 49)
Adult Caucasian male U.S. Navy sailors at duty stations on bridge (pilothouse). Adult Caucasian male sailor wearing camouflage flak jacket bending down, revealing M-60 deck gun. Adult African American male sailor trying to fit fanny pack around his waist. African American male sailor wrapping fanny packs around waist. Commander Richard Foster looking through mounted binoculars aboard USS Vincennes. Adult Caucasian male sailor and radar operator manning radar station; sailors on bridge, performing duties. Adult Caucasian male sailor announcing the ship's course.
USS Vincennes (CG 49)
U.S. Navy Commander Richard Foster of the USS Vincennes enters pilothouse (bridge), passes along information to three adult Caucasian sailors before turning back and poking his head outside door. Adult Caucasian male sailor plotting course on map; beside him is another sailor writing information into a book. Adult Caucasian male sailor relaying information, returning to map and plotting course. Commander Foster communicating information verbally into pilothouse from just outside door. Adult Caucasian male sailors looking outside the door for a visual, using binoculars; radio transmissions heard in BG. Adult Caucasian male sailors bent over map table, writing down information.
USS Vincennes (CG 49)
Adult Caucasian male U.S. Navy sailor looking through mounted binoculars on ship's deck of USS Vincennes. Three adult Caucasian male sailors on deck, looking over waters; two wear helmets, one wears camouflage flak jacket while manning mounted M-60 machine gun. Adult Caucasian male sailors in pilothouse communicating with each other, performing duties; radio transmissions heard in BG. Sailor wearing helmet and camouflage flak jacket, briefly posing for camera, holding mounted M-60 deck gun before turning back to look out over water. Adult Caucasian male sailors in the pilothouse, performing duties at respective stations.
USS Vincennes (CG 49)
U.S. Navy Commander Richard Foster of the USS Vincennes steps into pilothouse (bridge), talks with adult Caucasian male sailors, says he cannot definitely identify the boat out in the distance. Unidentified boat in distance. Adult Caucasian male sailor in pilothouse communicating through headset and using binoculars to look out over waters; radio transmissions in the BG, adult Caucasian male sailors looking out bridge window.
USS Vincennes (CG 49)
Unidentified boat in distance; zoom out to adult Caucasian male U.S. Navy sailor wearing helmet and camouflage flak jacket, manning mounted M-60 machine gun. Unidentified boat in distance; zoom out to group of men standing outside deck (sailor manning mounted M-60 machine gun, adult Caucasian male sailor, and African American male sailor); Commander Richard Foster of the USS Vincennes walking behind them and going into pilothouse where he declares there are six people in the unidentified boat. Unidentified boat in distance; zoom out to sailor manning mounted M-60 deck gun.
USS Vincennes (CG 49)
Adult Caucasian male U.S. Navy sailor and radar operator manning radar station, communicating coordinates and movements of unidentified ship; adult Caucasian male sailor wearing green fatigues standing next to him, looking through binoculars. Sailor at radar station giving update on unidentified boat; male voice in BG gives direction change. Adult Caucasian male sailors at pilothouse front, communicating what they are seeing out over the waters. Adult Caucasian male sailor looking through binoculars, relays what two different boats are doing; Commander Richard Foster of the USS Vincennes asks sailor to look over the starboard side with his binoculars and describe what he sees. Unidentified military ship in distance; zoom out to interior of pilothouse, Commander Foster walking behind sailors looking over waters. Commander Foster poking his head out of pilothouse door, talking with someone on the deck, closing door. Commander Foster relaying information to sailors inside; sailor from the deck of the ship opening pilothouse door, relaying information to Foster. Adult Caucasian male sailor communicating information to another sailor at pilothouse door. Adult Caucasian male sailor manning radar station says, "It's comin' inbound fast." Sailor at radar station relaying information about an incoming ship. Commander Foster walking among sailors, all looking out bridge window.
USS Vincennes (CG 49)
.54 Caliber Mark 45 gun fires rounds from deck of USS Vincennes; adult Caucasian male U.S. Navy sailor with binoculars looking toward intended target. Adult Caucasian male sailors in pilothouse looking out in direction of target. Interior of bridge showing adult Caucasian male sailors at duty stations, looking through binoculars, communicating in BG. Bow of USS Vincennes and Mark 45 gun slowly turning; adult Caucasian male sailors in pilothouse looking out window, communicating. Bow of USS Vincennes and the Mark 45 gun turning. Three adult Caucasian male sailors, one manning M-60 machine gun, on alert; one sailor states; "Oh man, he's right behind him" and turns to go inside pilothouse. Bow of USS Vincennes and Mark 45 gun. United States flag waving; pan down to sailors on ship's deck, looking through binoculars. Four male sailors on ship's deck, one looking through binoculars, two others holding rocket-propelled grenade launchers on their shoulders; U.S. flag waving.
USS Vincennes (CG 49)
Two missiles are launched from the USS Vincennes. Four adult Caucasian male U.S. Navy sailors gathered around radar station, reacting to direct hit on target; adult male voice in pilothouse says, "Knock it off!" (These are the missiles that downed Iranian airliner Iran Air Flight 655) Adult Caucasian male sailors in pilothouse, working at duty stations; one sailor confirms it was a direct hit. Adult Caucasian male sailors speaking with ship commander, Richard Foster. Radio transmissions and adult male sailors working at duty stations. Adult Caucasian male radar operator relaying positions of possible hostiles; three other male sailors gather around radar. Adult Caucasian male sailor indicating speed. Commander Foster, outside of pilothouse, looking through binoculars; adult Caucasian male sailor wearing yellow vest stands behind him, another male sailor wearing camouflage flak jacket and helmet while manning a mounted M-60 machine gun; Commander Foster goes inside pilothouse to relay what he sees. Sailor manning radar station pointing out targets on screen to another adult Caucasian male sailor. Sailors on bridge performing duties, looking out over waters, radio transmissions in BG.
USS Vincennes (CG 49)
Bridge pilothouse of USS Vincennes, U.S. Navy Commander Robert Foster and adult Caucasian male sailors at duty stations, keeping a lookout for hostiles; Iranian-language radio intercepts playing over communication unit. Adult Caucasian male radar operator manning station, wiping down radar screen; four adult Caucasian male sailors standing around radar. Sailor manning radar station, communicating coordinates.
USS Vincennes (CG 49)
Silhouettes of adult Caucasian male sailors on bridge (pilothouse) of USS Vincennes, keeping lookout. Adult Caucasian male sailor announces, "Iranian declared war zone line crossed." Phalanx CIWS (close-in weapon system). Adult Caucasian male sailors wearing flak jackets manning mounted .50 caliber machine gun on deck. Guided missile frigate USS John H. Sides (FFG-14) under way. Wake of USS Vincennes; three adult Caucasian male sailors standing around mounted .50 caliber deck gun. USS John H. Sides; another unidentified ship under way in the opposite direction in BG. Adult male sailors on deck (two Caucasian, one African American), looking through binoculars. Unidentified ship in distance.
USS Vincennes (CG 49)
Adult Caucasian male U.S. Navy sailor spraying down deck area around rocket launcher of USS Vincennes. Bolts at base of Mark 26 missile launcher. Exterior of ship's pilothouse, sailor spraying down base of missile launcher. Adult Caucasian sailor cleaning portion of .54 caliber Mark 45 gun, another sailor washing base of missile launcher. Four adult Caucasian male sailors and one adult Caucasian male officer on bow of USS Vincennes. Bow of USS Vicennes, sailor cleaning Mark 45 gun while another sailor sits on the side. Missile launchers.
USS Vincennes (CG 49)
Adult Caucasian male U.S. Navy sailor in small boat, examine bullet hole on side of USS Vincennes. African American and Caucasian adult male sailors in a small boat next to USS Vincennes, pulling alongside ship's hull.