April 13, 2016
TOKYO-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (ビンゴ 無料; President & CEO: Junichiro Ikeda) today announced that on March 30, 2016, the ビンゴ 無料-operated bulk carrier SHORYU safely rescued three survivors about 50 km offshore of Puluwat Atoll, Federated States of Micronesia.
Details of the rescue follow:
- ビンゴ 無料 13:15 (all times in local time) on March 30, 2016, the SHORYU, sailing from Port of Chiba, Japan to Port of Newcastle, Australia received a request for assistance from United States Coast Guard and immediately changed course to approach the castaways, and started rescue operations.
- ビンゴ 無料 19:30 of the same day, the survivors were safely rescued.
- ビンゴ 無料 00:05 on March 31, the survivors were turned over to a rescue ship.
[ Outline of SHORYU]
| LOA |
: 235.0 m |
| Gross Tonnage |
: 50,888 MT |
| Crew |
: 21 (Filipino) |
| Registry |
: Panama |