Five men are lucky to be alive after spending five days adrift in the Pacific Ocean aboard their 14-foot aluminum skiff with little supplies. The men were rescued Sunday by the crew of the Panama-flagged bulk carrier MV Shourong Harmony after a U.S. Coast Guard air crew spotted the boat 184 miles east northeast of Teraina Island, Kiribati, located in the … [Read more...]
AMVER-Participating Bulker Carrier Helps Rescue Three Overdue Boaters in Central Pacific
A Panama-flagged bulk carrier assisted in the rescue of three overdue boaters Thursday near the Chuuk Atoll in the central Pacific. Watchstanders at the U.S. Coast Guard's Sector Guam received a call Tuesday from the Chuuk search and rescue liaison requesting assistance in searching for an overdue 19-foot skiff with four men aboard reported missing since Sunday. Three … [Read more...]
500-Foot Log Carrier Abandoned in the Pacific
The U.S. Coast Guard reports today that twenty-four sailors from the M/V Rich Forest are now safe after being rescued by the bulk carrier CS Sunshine, 440 nautical miles west of Guam. The sailors were enroute to China with a cargo of logs when the ship's engine room began to flood with 160 tons of water per hour. Power was lost on board the Rich Forest, and a distress call … [Read more...]
Horizon Reliance to the Rescue, Yet Again
The Pacific is a huge expanse of open ocean, and oddly enough the container ship Horizon Reliance happened to be in the right place at the right time for the second time this year. AMVER reports this evening that the Horizon Reliance, an AMVER program participant, rescued an 81 year old male from his sailboat today about 1,100 miles ENE of Oahu. The situation began as a … [Read more...]
Stolt Tanker Rescues Distressed Sailors After Whale Strike in Atlantic
On May 10 a Stolt tanker participating in the USCG's Amver program was diverted while in the Atlantic Ocean to rescue two distressed sailors whose small sailboat was taking on water after being struck by a whale and capsizing. From Amver Blog: Rescue personnel in Falmouth requested Amver information from the U.S. Coast Guard. The tanker Stolt Invitation was identified and … [Read more...]
Diana Shipping Bulk Carrier and US Navy Aircrew Rescues Crew of Taiwanese Fishing Boat
10 Taiwanese fishermen were forced to abandon ship 700 miles west of Guam this weekend when their 70-foot fishing boat Hsin Man Chun caught fire. Upon activating their Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB), the U.S. Coast Guard was immediately alerted of the vessel's distress. A US Navy P-3 Orion long-range search aircraft from Patrol Squadron 1 stationed at … [Read more...]
Horizon Reliance Responds to High Seas Distress Call, Rescues Family of Three [VIDEO]
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Horizon Lines' Chief Mate Steven Itson gives a replay of the rescue at sea: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPNb_uRhG_c The crew of the 38-foot sailboat Liahona contacted the Coast Guard Cutter Kiska Tuesday at approximately 5:30 p.m via satellite phone. Their sailboat became disabled in seas of 6-to-13 feet and winds of 34 mph. The vessel reportedly suffered damage to its … [Read more...]