The staff of a LPG vessel replied to a sailing boat in distress that inevitably led to the rescue of a seafarer around 200 miles off the coastline of New Jersey last Friday.

Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay’s command facility were alerted by a crewmember on the tanker vessel Hellas Poseidon at 5:15 p.m. on April 10 that they heard a distress signal on VHF-FM radio network 16. After seeing black smoke around 2 miles from their place, they guided the vessel in the direction of the place as well as tlocated the impaired 25-foot sailing boatSerena

The crewmember on the Hellas Poseidon reported that there was someone aboard the Serena which the cruising vessel was tackling water as well as had actually harmed interactions adhering to an electric fire in hefty seas.

Due to bad climate condition, the staff of the Hellas Poseidon can not aid the guy, however consented to remain with him up until -responders showed up.

Coast Guard aircrews aboard a HC-130 Hercules aircraft as well as a MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City, North Carolina released to aid the harmed sailing boat.

Once on scene, the aircrew determined that the climate condition made it as well unsafe to reduce a rescue swimmer as well as tools straight onto the sailing boat. The aircrew advised the guy to go into the water with a lifejacket as well as satisfy the rescue swimmer. The rescue swimmer promptly recouped him as well as they were securely raised onto the helicopter.

The guy later on reported that he was en course from North Carolina to New York as well as was captured in a tornado that triggered flooding as well as an electric fire.

There were no reported injuries.

“We would like to applaud the crew of the Hellas Poseidon,” claimed Chief Warrant Officer Dan Capestany, command obligation police officer throughout the instance. “They not only quickly reported the distress call, but were able to locate the sailboat and make sure the man was safe until we arrived. The actions of the Hellas Poseidon undoubtedly saved the man’s life. This sailor was lucky that someone heard his distress call since he was so far out in the open ocean. It demonstrates the need for proper safety equipment, amongst which are a registered EPIRB and life raft.”