Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) today announced that on February 9, 2018, the MOL-operated Car Carrier Progress Ace safely rescued three survivors in the North Atlantic Ocean.
At 10:05 in local time on February 9, 2018, the Progress Ace, sailing from Port of Brunswick, the United States of America to Port of Walvis Bay, Namibia, received a distress relay message from the French Maritime Rescue Coordination Centres and rushed to the scene and at 15:45 of the same day. All three survivors were safely rescued from a yacht (the point of rescue: 12'07"N 042'18"E).
At 12:30 on February 19, 2018, all survivors were safely handed over to the local authorities in Walvis Bay, Namibia.
Progress Ace particulars:
- LOA: 199.54m
- Gross tonnage: 57,789 ton
- Crew: 24 (Filipino)
- Registry: Panama
Source: MOL