Keywords: US Navy 070926-N-0000X-003 Guided-missile destroyer USS Stout (DDG 55) tows Tanzanian-flagged passenger ferry Spice Island while in international waters off the coast of Somalia.jpg en INDIAN OCEAN Sept 26 2007 - Guided-missile destroyer USS Stout DDG 55 tows Tanzanian-flagged passenger ferry Spice Island while in international waters off the coast of Somalia Spice Island which was carrying no passengers hailed for engineering assistance when it ran out of fuel while transiting to Tanzania Stout provided the crew with food water and fuel and helped to get the vessel operational under its own power Coalition forces have a long-standing tradition of helping mariners in distress by providing medical assistance engineering assistance and search and rescue efforts U S Navy photo RELEASED 2007-09-26 070926-N-0000X-003 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 51273 U S Navy photo PD-USGov-Military-Navy USS Stout DDG-55 Spice Islander I ship 1967 Ships in distress |