NYK Lodestar Rescues Sailor in Distress
July 13, 2009
On June 29, NYK Lodestar, an NYK containership, rescued an American sailor on a troubled yacht.
The NYK vessel was sailing from Oakland, California, to Tokyo when it reached the yacht roughly two hours after picking up a distress call at about 12:30 p.m. 330 miles northwest of San Francisco. The NYK vessel slowed down and maneuvered windward of the yacht, and the pilot ladder was then used to rescue the sailor.
The yacht had encountered rough weather that left it with a broken rudder on its voyage from Olympia, Washington, to Hawaii. The rescued sailor is in good health and disembarked from NYK Lodestar at Tokyo on July 8.
About NYK Lodestar
Captain: Martinovic Vlado
Flag of registry: Panama
Crew: 23 Croatians and Filipinos
Gross Tonnage: 75,201 tons
Type of vessel: Containership
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