MOL-operated Bulk Carrier Rescues 2 from Yacht adrift off Australia- Press Release
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Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (Head Office)
June 8, 2012
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face=Arial>TOKYO—Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President: Koichi Muto) today
announced that the MOL-operated bulk carrier <I>Yahagi Maru</I> rescued two
sailors from the yacht <I>Mehitable, </I>which<I> </I>was adrift at sea
approximately 350km off Brisbane, Australia.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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face=Arial>On the morning of June 5 (local time), the <I>Yagagi Maru</I>, which
was under way from Japan toward Newcastle, New South Wales, received an SOS from
the <I>Mehitable</I> which was in distress about 40 miles away, they also
received a request from the Australian coast guard at the same time. The
<I>Yahagi Maru</I> immediately rushed to the site. At 14:40, the vessel rescued
two people, and transferred them to the coast guard at 8:10 on Wednesday, June
6, off Brisbane. </FONT></SPAN></P>
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<I>Yahagi Maru</I>]</FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
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55,553 tons</FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT face=Arial>Length:
249.99m</FONT></SPAN></P>
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Japanese, 19 Filipinos, 3 Vietnamese (total 24)</FONT></SPAN></P>
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face=Arial>TOKYO—Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President: Koichi Muto) today
announced that the MOL-operated bulk carrier <I>Yahagi Maru</I> rescued two
sailors from the yacht <I>Mehitable, </I>which<I> </I>was adrift at sea
approximately 350km off Brisbane, Australia.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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was under way from Japan toward Newcastle, New South Wales, received an SOS from
the <I>Mehitable</I> which was in distress about 40 miles away, they also
received a request from the Australian coast guard at the same time. The
<I>Yahagi Maru</I> immediately rushed to the site. At 14:40, the vessel rescued
two people, and transferred them to the coast guard at 8:10 on Wednesday, June
6, off Brisbane. </FONT></SPAN></P>
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<I>Yahagi Maru</I>]</FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT face=Arial>Gross tonnage:
55,553 tons</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT face=Arial>Length:
249.99m</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN
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Japanese, 19 Filipinos, 3 Vietnamese (total 24)</FONT></SPAN></P>
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