Norden ship rescues stranded sailors
SHIPPING: A freighter sailing for Norden shipping company has saved 13 sailors off the German container vessel Pacific, that suddenly sank 100 nautical miles off the coast of Gabon on Friday
An emergency signal was launched by the German container ship Pacific, which sails under a Cypriot flag, after it began taking on water off the coast of Gabon.
Norden Explorer was the first on the scene, about two hours after receiving the distress call from the German Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre.
All sailors from the Pacific were taken from a lifeboat onboard the Danish ship and are shocked but unharmed.
Source: maritimedanmark.dk