KSL SANTIAGO

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Bulk carrier rescued yacht crew

The US Coast Guard coordinated the rescue of two people from a sailboat disabled by foul weather approximately 345 miles east of Hatteras Inlet, N.C., in the afternoon of Nov 6, 2020. Watchstanders at the Coast Guard’s Fifth District Command Center received notification from the International Emergency Rescue Coordination Center at approximately 9:30 a.m. that a GPS alert had been received from a vessel in distress. The alert also stated that the vessel was experiencing severe weather and that both the sails and engine were inoperable. District five watchstanders launched a Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City aircrew aboard a HC-130 Hercules aircraft and activated the Automated Mutual-Assistance Vessel Rescue System to alert vessels in the area to the emergent situation and request assistance from them. The 'KSL Santiago', enroute from Shanghai to Baltimore, answered the call and diverted to the sailing vessel. The crew of KSL Santiago recovered the two mariners who were now transiting to Baltimore aboard the ship. Report with photos: https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/merchant-ship-rescues-two-from-disabled-sailboat-in-heavy-weather