MOL Car Carrier Rescues Three Survivors In North Atlantic Ocean

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) 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).

Image Credit: mol.co.jp

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

Reference: mol.co.jp