February 23, 2010
TOKYO - Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (ビンゴ 5 当選 番号, President: Akimitsu Ashida) today announced that its woodchip carriers Hokuetsu DelightandCrystal Pioneer searched for survivors of a training ship 550 km southeast of Rio de Janeiro in ビンゴ 5 当選 番号 South Atlantic, and rescued all 64 who had been aboard, including high school and university students from Canada and one student from Japan.
ビンゴ 5 当選 番号 57-meter sailing ship Concordia reportedly capsized in strong winds about 8 p.m. on February 17 (early on February 18, Japan time). ビンゴ 5 当選 番号 following day, ビンゴ 5 当選 番号 Crystal Pioneer, under way from Amsterdam to San Lorenzo, Argentina, immediately rushed to ビンゴ 5 当選 番号 site of ビンゴ 5 当選 番号 incident upon request of Brazilian authorities.
Around ビンゴ 5 当選 番号 same time, ビンゴ 5 当選 番号 Hokuetsu Delight was steaming from Singapore toward Paranagua, Brazil, when it heard rescue-related radio messages from ビンゴ 5 当選 番号 Brazilian authorities. It headed to ビンゴ 5 当選 番号 area of ビンゴ 5 当選 番号 shipwreck and before dawn on February 19 (ビンゴ 5 当選 番号 afternoon on February 19, Japan time), spotted distress signal lights and three lifeboats with shipwreck survivors on board.
ビンゴ 5 当選 番号Crystal Pioneer reached ビンゴ 5 当選 番号 scene later and found another lifeboat and more survivors. Remaining in close contact throughout ビンゴ 5 当選 番号 incident, ビンゴ 5 当選 番号 vessels confirmed that all 64 people who had been on board ビンゴ 5 当選 番号 Concordia were safe. ビンゴ 5 当選 番号 Hokuetsu Delight rescued 44 people, and then Crystal Pioneer rescued 20.
ビンゴ 5 当選 番号 vessels took ビンゴ 5 当選 番号 survivors to Rio de Janeiro, arriving on ビンゴ 5 当選 番号 afternoon of February 20.
Despite high winds, choppy seas, and limited predawn visibility, ビンゴ 5 当選 番号 two woodchip carriers searched for and located ビンゴ 5 当選 番号 shipwreck survivors. ビンゴ 5 当選 番号 task was all ビンゴ 5 当選 番号 more difficult considering that ビンゴ 5 当選 番号 huge wood chip carriers are easily affected by winds and difficult to maneuver. However, ビンゴ 5 当選 番号 highly skilled officers and crew members completed ビンゴ 5 当選 番号 rescue operations without any secondary injuries or damage.
Outline ofHokuetsu Delight
Deadweight tonnage: 40,259 MT, length: 199.91m, No. of seafarers: 22 Filipino
Outline ofCrystal Pioneer
Deadweight tonnage: 49,720 MT, length: 209.99m, No. of seafarers: 23 Filipino