MAERSK KATALIN

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Tanker assisted in rescue of yacht crew

The "Maersk Katalin" and Coast Guard crews responded to an offshore distress call from the 43-foot sailing vessel "Sedona" that was disabled and adrift in a winter storm about 150 miles south of Nantucket on Feb 15, 2015. Watchstanders at the First Coast Guard District command center in Boston received an alert beacon signal at about 4:50 a.m. from the sailing vessel and contacted the two men via satellite phone. The operator reported the vessel was without power and its sails were torn in the storm. He requested to have him and his father removed from the vessel due to the degrading weather. Watchstanders at the command center directed an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from the Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod to launch. Faced with worsening storm conditions, the aircrew launched successfully, but due to ice and low visibility the HC-144 Ocean Sentry support plane was unable to launch. Meanwhile, the command center issued an emergency request broadcast to ships in the area. The crew of the "Maersk Katalin" which was about 40 miles away at the time being en route from St. John to Boston, altered course towards the scene and agreed to provide communications support. After navigating through low visibility and near hurricane force winds, the aircrew arrived on-scene at 8:48 a.m., and hoisted the men to safety. They landed safely at Air Station Cape Cod at 10:50 a.m., and transferred both men to local EMS to be evaluated for cold weather injuries. Report with photos and video: http://www.uscgnews.com/go/doc/4007/2463258/ https://www.dvidshub.net/video/391352/coast-guard-rescues-sailors-winter-storm#.VOGuqNXRZnV