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MOL Car Carrier Rescues Castaways
- Three survivors rescued in the North Atlantic Ocean -

February 21, 2018


Scene of rescue operation

TOKYO-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President & CEO: Junichiro Ikeda) today announced that on February 9, 2018, the MOL-operated Car Carrier PROGRESS ACE safely rescued three survivors in the North Atlantic Ocean.

Details of the rescue follow:

  • At 10:05 in local time on February 9, 2018, the PROGRESS ACE, sailing from Port of Brunswick, the United States of America to Port of Walvis Bay, Namibia, received a distress relay message from the French Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centres and rushed to the scene and at 15:45 of the same day, all three survivors were safely rescued from a yacht (the point of rescue: 12'07"N 042'18"E).
  • At 12:30 on February 19, 2018, all survivors were safely handed over to the local authorities in Walvis Bay, Namibia.

[ Outline of Progress Ace ]

LOA : 199.54m
Gross tonnage : 57,789 ton
Crew : 24 (Filipino)
Registry : Panama