Coast Guard, tanker ship Orange Ocean rescue boater from vessel on fire sinking 410 miles north of Puerto Rico

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Coast Guard, tanker ship Orange Ocean rescue boater from vessel on fire sinking 410 miles north of Puerto Rico
12/06/2024 05:35 PM EST

Coast Guard watchstanders and the crew of the tanker ship Orange Ocean coordinated the rescue of a solo boater in the Atlantic Ocean, approximately 420 miles north of Puerto Rico, Friday. Rescued is Kirill Vladimirovich Mikhaylov, 53, resident of St. Kitts and Nevis, who reportedly came in distress aboard the 46-foot sailing vessel Poesterd while transiting from Bermuda to the Eastern Caribbean Island of St. Maarten.
Coast Guard watchstanders and the crew of the tanker ship Orange Ocean coordinated the rescue of a sole boater in the Atlantic Ocean, approximately 410 miles north of Puerto Rico, Dec. 6, 2024. Rescued is Kirill Vladimirovich Mikhaylov, 53, resident of St. Kitts and Nevis, who reportedly came in distress aboard the sailing vessel Poesterd while transiting from Bermuda to the Eastern Caribbean Island of St. Maarten. (Courtesy photos tank ship Orange Ocean)

 

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