ARLA/CLUSTER: Radioamador do Panama ajuda no resgaste de sobriviventes de um veleiro

[João Costa > CT1FBF]

U.S. Coast Guard, Liberian tanker, and Panamanian ham operator rescue 3
from sinking sailboat

Three people were plucked from a sinking sailboat in the waters 50 miles
south of Balboa, Panama on Monday, thanks to the combined efforts of the
United States Coast Guard, a Liberian tanker, and a Panamanian amateur
radio operator.

Following a fire onboard, the 42 ft sailing vessel Even Star, under way
from California in route to Panama, began taking on water Saturday.  The
boats pumps were unable to curtail the incoming sea waters.

At 4:15 AM Sunday morning the U.S. Coast Guard 11th District Rescue
Coordination Center in Alameda, California detected a distress signal from
a 406 Mhz Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB) which was
registered to the Even Star.

A check by Coast Guard personnel revealed that the tanker MT / Glenda Meryl
was approximately 30 miles away from the sinking vessel. With the help of
an amateur radio operator in Panama, the Coast Guard was able to guide the
600 ft Liberian flagged tanker to the area of the sailboat.

The Glenda Meryl is a 47,250 DWT oil and chemical tanker is co-owned by the
Italian firms of D'Amico International Shipping  and Glencore.  She is a
participating ship in the Coast Guard's Automatic Mutual Assistance Vessel
Rescue (AMVER) program.

The tanker arrived at 5:23 PM. The ships Master, Captain Singh deployed a
lifeboat and rescue party, who safely recovered the Even Star sailors, who
were now adrift in a raft. All three were U.S. citizens. They were
transported to Balboa, Panama where they were met by Panamanian officials.

The ham radio operator credited with assisting with communications and
coordination of rescue efforts has not been identified, but is reported to
be a member of the Panamanian Air Force.

The Glenda Meryl has received an award from the Coast Guard for a previous
rescue.


*John N7UR*
Original story: Nevada Amateur Radio Newswirehttp://www.nevadahamradio.com/
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