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Master of bulkcarrier missing off Chuuk

The US Coast Guard, Air Force, and regional partners were searching for a 47-year-old mariner missing from the 'Rising Wind' 174 miles northwest of Chuuk. On Feb 11, 2020, at 5:45 p.m. the JRSC Guam watchstanders received a report from the Rescue Coordination Center Australia stating they received a call from the first mate of the bulk carrier reporting the vessel’s master was missing. The master was last seen in his cabin, feeling ill, wearing a dark-blue winter jacket, brown pants, and slippers. Upon realizing the master was missing, the 'Rising Wind'’s crew turned the vessel around and began retracing their course. JRSC Guam watchstanders diverted the Air Station Barbers Point Hercules aircrew from a maritime domain awareness flight nearby and reached out to the Air Force 36th Wing for assistance. The Air Force agreed to assist and deployed the Super Hercules aircrew from Anderson Air Force Base, Guam, to support in the search. JRSC Guam watchstanders are also assessing the availability of any Automated Mutual Assistance Vessel Rescue System (AMVER) ships in the region to assist. A Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point HC-130 Hercules aircrew, Air Force 36th Wing C-130J Super Hercules aircrew, and the crew of the Rising Wind were conducting searches of the area. JRSC Guam watchstanders were coordinating with local partners and also reaching out to good Samaritans in the region to assist.The 'Rising Wind' was en-route from Nanao to Newcastle, Australia, at the time of the incident. The weather on scene was winds of 8 mph and seas up to 13 feet.

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