AMVER – Professional Mariner

23 Jan

AMVER tanker diverts, rescues solo rower in Atlantic

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime NewsAMVER, Search and rescue, U.S. Coast Guard

(SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico) — U.S. Coast Guard Sector San Juan watch standers and the crew of the Liberian-flagged tanker Horten rescued a capsized rower in the Atlantic Ocean east of Puerto Rico on Wednesday night. Benoit Bourguet, 47, a Belgium citizen, was rescued after his single-man rowboat, City of Liverpool, was reportedly struck by two rogue waves and capsized…

22 Jul

Coast Guard takes yacht in distress under tow in western Pacific

Professional Mariner StaffCasualty NewsAMVER, U.S. Coast Guard

(SANTA RITA, Guam) — The U.S. Coast Guard cutter Oliver Henry (WPC 1140) took the motor yacht Black Pearl 1 under tow Sunday after responding to a distress call approximately 200 nautical miles west of the Republic of Palau in the western Pacific Ocean. "Our primary concern is the safety of everyone aboard the Black Pearl 1. The swift response…

06 Mar

AMVER ship rescues sailors 1,120 miles from Bermuda

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime News, UncategorizedAMVER, U.S. Coast Guard

(PORTSMOUTH, Va.) — The U.S. Coast Guard and a good Samaritan vessel rescued two mariners Monday approximately 1,120 miles southeast of Bermuda. Watch standers with the Coast Guard Fifth District command center received an emergency position indicating radio beacon (EPIRB) alert from the 19-foot sailing vessel Lhor One at approximately 6 p.m. Sunday. Fifth District watch standers alerted mariners in…

05 Jun

AMVER ship rescues distressed sailors in North Atlantic

Rich MillerMaritime NewsAMVER

(PORTSMOUTH, Va.) — The U.S. Coast Guard and good Samaritans aboard a sailing vessel and two commercial vessels rescued two adults and two young children from their sailboat approximately 1,105 miles northeast of Bermuda on Tuesday. The Coast Guard 5th District Command Center received an emergency position indicating radio beacon (EPIRB) alert and a relay call for assistance from the…

11 Aug

AMVER ship diverts to rescue sailor near California

Rich MillerMaritime NewsAMVER

(MONTEREY, Calif.) — Pacific Tracker, a tracking and telemetry ship managed by TOTE Services, rescued a sailor suffering from a medical emergency aboard his sailboat approximately 450 miles southwest of Monterey, Calif., on July 9. The sailor suffered a severe nosebleed which was uncontrollable with gauze and anticoagulants. U.S. Coast Guard rescue authorities at the 11th District Command Center queried…