All sixty-two people who aboard a Belize-registered research vessel when it sank last week in the remote South Atlantic Ocean are on now their way home safely, the South African Maritime Safety Authority has reported. The sixty-two are crew members of the vessel Geo Searcher, which struck rocks and sank about mile from Gough Island on October 15. SAMSA dispatched the SA … [Read more...]
Air Force Pararescue Jumpers Respond to Medical Emergency on Fishing Vessel Off Hawaii
The U.S. Coast Guard, Air Force, and Navy successfully medevaced a 73-year-old mariner from the 84-foot commercial fishing vessel Lady Alice 150 miles east of Hilo, Hawaii on Friday. The medical emergency began last Monday morning when the owner of the Lady Alice notified JRCC watchstanders that the master of the vessel appeared to be suffering from a stroke. The mariners … [Read more...]
Under Pressure, Shipowner Calls for Renewed Search for ‘Gulf Livestock 1’ Survivors
The shipowner of the Gulf Livestock 1 has requested for a renewed search for survivors following pressure from the families of the missing seafarers. In an online news conference on Wednesday, family members of the missing pleaded for the search to continue and expand to focus on the number of uninhabited islands in the area where the ship went down. The Panama-flagged … [Read more...]
Livestock Carrier with 43 Crew Goes Missing Off Japan
The Japanese Coast Guard is searching for a livestock carrier with 43 crew members on board after a distress signal was sent from the vessel on Wednesday. Reports say the Gulf Livestock 1 issued a distress signal at around 1:20 a.m. local time Wednesday while around 115 miles west of Amami Oshima Island in southwestern Japan. The ship is reported to be carrying 43 crew … [Read more...]
Giant SOS on Pacific Island Leads to Rescue of Three Stranded Sailors
Aug 4 (Reuters) - Three Micronesian sailors stranded on a remote Pacific island drew a giant SOS message in the sand to attract the attention of rescuers, who found them three days after they went missing at sea. Australian and U.S. aircraft located the men on tiny Pikelot island, about 200 km (124 miles) west of where they had set off in a seven-meter (23-ft) skiff before … [Read more...]