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SMT Bontrup Rescues 2 Canadians near Bermuda
New York, December 14, 2012, two Canadian sailors are safely aboard the Amver participating ship SMT Bontrup after requiring medical evacuation from their 34 foot sloop 260 miles northwest of Bermuda on Wedesday, December 12, 2012. The sailboat Chessa was sailing towards Bermuda when one of the 65 year old Canadian sailors became ill. His partner contacted U.S. Coast Guard rescue authorities in Norfolk, Va. requesting assistance. "He passed out," stated the yachtsman about his sailing companion, "and a strong front is coming over and we are in the low." The SMT Bontrup, a 656 foot bulk carrier, was sailing from Maracaibo, Venezuela when they were contacted by Coast Guard rescue personnel about the distress. Captain Krzystof Szwed immediately agreed to divert and assist the sailors. Read more: http://www.virtual-strategy.com/2012/12/14/amver-ship-rescues-2-canadians-near-bermuda#ixzz2F0wmj9YI
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