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Robero saved French yachties

The Coast Guard coordinated the rescue of three sailors by the "Robero" approximately 1,200 miles east of Cape Cod on May 15, 2014, at approximately 2 p.m. Watchstanders from the 1st Coast Guard District command center in Boston were notified at approximately 6 a.m., of a 406MHz emergency position indicating radio beacon signal registered to the 42-foot French-flagged sailing vessel "Tao" with three men aboard. A Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City, North Carolina, HC-130 Hercules aircraft crew currently deployed to St. John's immediately launched to locate the "Tao". Three Frenchmen were reported aboard, one age 72 and two age 79. The district command center watchstanders also contacted available vessels in the area to assist. Crews from the 500-foot Maine Maritime Academy training ship "State of Maine", the motor vessel "Mol Maxim" and the "Robero" diverted to assist. The Hercules crew arrived on scene at approximately 11 a.m. and dropped marking flares, a life raft and radio to the "Tao"'s crew. The men abandoned the sailing vessel and entered the life raft. The "Tao" was taking on water and capsizing. The "Robero" arrived on scene at approximately 2 p.m. and safely rescued the sailors from the life raft and transported the sailors to the 300-foot Spanish-flagged hospital ship "Esperanza" for further evaluation and arrangements for travel. Weather on scene was 10 to 12-foot seas with 33-knot winds. Reports with photos and video: http://www.uscgnews.com/go/doc/4007/2163686/ http://www.dvidshub.net/video/337196/coast-guard-rescues-sailors-1200-miles-southeast-cape-cod#.U3YkrcjwDIV