USS Anzio (CG 68) came to the rescue of a Pakistan-flagged dhow in distress in the Arabian Sea on Feb. 13 while conducting maritime security operations (MSO) in the 5th Fleet area of operations. The 13-person crew of motor vessel Al-Sanaullah, from Pasni, Pakistan, signaled Anzio’s airborne helicopter as it flew by them by waving rags and pointing to gas cans. The helicopter crew, at the time some 30 nautical miles from Anzio, directed the ship to the stricken dhow’s location. A rescue and assistance team boarded the dhow as part of their MSO mission to provide supplies and assistance to the crew. The vessel was out of fuel and had been drifting for four days. The boarding team provided the dhow’s crew with approximately 500 gallons of fuel and water, fruits, bread and meat.