A Chinese rescue diver who led a series of dives to help rescue six crew members from a sunken cargo ship will receive the 2018 IMO Award for Exceptional Bravery At Sea, the International Maritime Organization has announced. The rescue started 27 November 2017 when the bulk carrier M/V Jin Ze Lun collided with another ship in Guangzhou Port, China, causing the bulk carrier … [Read more...]
NCL Crew Member Who Fell Overboard Rescued After 22 Hours in Water
A Norwegian Cruise Lines crew member is lucky to be alive after falling overboard off the coast of Cuba on Saturday. Amazingly, the missing crew member was rescued by a passing cruise ship after treading water for some 22 hours without a flotation device. The U.S. Coast Guard says the 33-year-old crew member was seen falling overboard from the Norwegian Getaway around … [Read more...]
WATCH: ‘Lost at Sea’ Sailors Attempt to Clear the Air on Sea Story
Last month, Jennifer Appel and Tasha Fuiava (and their two dogs) made national headlines after being rescued from their sailboat in the middle of the Pacific Ocean by the crew of the USS Ashland, claiming that their vessel became disabled and strayed off course five months earlier during a voyage to from Hawaii to Tahiti. But certain details of their story didn't quite add up, … [Read more...]
Sailors Lost at Sea for 5 Months Had EPIRB On Board -Coast Guard
Two Hawaiian women who were rescued from their disabled sailboat in the Pacific Ocean last week have admitted to having an EPIRB on board that was never activated, the U.S. Coast Guard has said. The women, along with their two dogs, were rescued on October 25 by the crew of the USS Ashland after they were spotted by a Taiwanese fishing vessel some 900 miles southeast of … [Read more...]
After Five Months Lost at Sea, Two Sailors and Their Dogs Rescued Aboard Sailboat in Pacific
The U.S. Navy has rescued two distressed sailors and their two dogs nearly five months after their sailboat strayed off course in the Pacific Ocean. The rescued sailors, Jennifer Appel and Tasha Fuiaba, both from Honolulu, and their two dogs had set sail from Hawaii to Tahiti this spring. The boat suffered an engine casualty on May 30 during bad weather, but they continued … [Read more...]