“The good news of the day. After more than 24 hours in the water: a man is saved by a Navy ship”, reveals the Facebook account of the Portuguese military.
In a statement, the Navy, which coordinated the rescue “since 11:35 pm (local time) on April 12”, points out that the crew member is of Indian nationality and fell overboard off the island of Flores.
The man was aboard the Marshall Islands merchant ship “UACC Mansouria”.
At 02h24 local time (03h24, mainland Portugal time) this Tuesday, the NRP Setúbal spotted the castaway in the water, having been rescued immediately, finding this “conscious and stable”, read in the statement.
At this moment, the individual is on his way to Ponta Delgada, where he will be disembarked and transferred later for observation at the Divino Espírito Santo hospital, on the island of São Miguel.
MRCC Delgada, RCC Lajes, NRP Setúbal, the Hydrographic Institute, a FAP C-295 aircraft and merchant ships “UACC Mansouria”, “CMA CGM Marseille”, “Vitakosmos”, “Nordseine” were involved in this operation “,” Manzanillo “,” MSC Lucy “,” TORM Kansas “,” Golar Seal “,” Star Herdla “,” Frontier Sky “and” Callisto “.
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