TOKYO—Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President: Koichi Muto) today announced that the MOL-operated bulk carrier Yahagi Maru rescued two sailors from the yacht Mehitable, whichwas adrift at sea about 350km off Brisbane, Australia.
In the morning of June 5 (local time), the Yagagi Maru, which was under way from Japan toward Newcastle, New South Wales, received an SOS from the Mehitable, in distress about 40 miles away, and received a request from the Australian coast guard at the same time. The Yahagi Maru immediately rushed to the site. At 14:40, the vessel rescued two persons, and transferred them to the coast guard at 8:10 on Wednesday, June 6, off Brisbane.
[Profile of Yahagi Maru]
Gross tonnage: 55,553 tons
Length: 249.99m
Crew members: 2 Japanese, 19 Filipinos, 3 Vietnamese (total 24)
For further information, please contact:
Yasuyuki Fukuma, General Manager
Public Relations Office
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.
TEL: +81-3-3587-7015
FAX: +81-3-3587-7705
E-mail: pblmo@molgroup.com
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