AMVER ship rescues sailors 1,120 miles from Bermuda

AMVER ship rescues sailors 1,120 miles from Bermuda

(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…
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AMVER ship rescues distressed sailors in North Atlantic

AMVER ship rescues distressed sailors in North Atlantic

(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…
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AMVER ship diverts to rescue sailor near California

AMVER ship diverts to rescue sailor near California

(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…
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