NYK Car Carrier Rescues Sailors in Distress
June 8, 2009
On May 2, Jinsei Maru, an NYK car Carrier, rescued four people on a troubled yacht. The NYK vessel sailing from Mumbai, India, to Tianjin, China reached the yacht roughly two hours after picking up a distress call at about 6:15am. 120miles from the western coast of Luzon Island in the northern Philippines.
The yacht encountered trouble during its return to Hong Kong after participating in a race between Hong Kong and the Philippines. The rescued sailors disembarked from Jinsei Maru at Tianjin on May 8.
<Detail of Jinsei Maru>
Captain: Izumi Taninaka
Flag of registry: Japan
Crew: 22 (Japanese and Filipinos)
Gross Tonnage: 55,489tons
Type of vessel: Car Carrier
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