Bataan responds to vessel in distress
Courtesy Story
By Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Mark Hays
USS Bataan
AEGEAN SEA — The amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) received a distress call at 1029 today.
USS Bataan
AEGEAN SEA — The amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) received a distress call at 1029 today.
When Bataan’s Search and Rescue (SAR) helicopter arrived on scene the Hellenic Coast Guard was responding to a grounded Turkish Flagged Container Vessel, Yusuf Cepnioglu. The SAR team observed the Turkish vessel listing.
Upon request for assistance, the aircraft lowered a rescue swimmer and recovered two Turkish mariners and returned to Bataan. The rescued mariners were assessed by Bataan’s medical team, and were transferred to the Hellenic Coast Guard.
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