NEWS AND NOTES
Blue Water Sailing
June 13, 2009
S/V PAULERIC Stuck on rocks at Rose Atoll, Fiji
Posted on the Yahoo Group ""Pacific Puddle Jump by: "paul"
Sat Jun 13, 2009 1:40 am (PDT)
CALL FOR ASSISTANCE AT 3:20Z
FROM CAPT DOMINIQUE CLERE
SINGLE-HANDLER
ABOARD SV PAULERIC
LOCATED AT
14-32S / 168-09W / NEAR ROSE ISLAND / CAPT CAN EASILY REACH SHORE IF NEEDED.
VESSEL AGROUND ON ROCKS
NO ENGINE POWER AT THIS TIME
AT THIS LOCATION FOR 5 DAYS
REQUESTING ASSISTANCE / TOW / TUGBOAT
REPEATEDLY REPORTED HE WAS NOT IN DANGER / CONCERNED FOR WELFARE OF VESSEL AMONG SHARP ROCKS.
CAPT DID NOT DECLARE AN EMERGENCY
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VESSEL DETAILS SV PAULERIC
35 FOOT
SINGLE MAST
ALUMINUM
10 TONS
"SWING KEEL"
EPIRB - YES -9 C 6 8 1 2 9 0 0 D 0 3 4 D 1
VHF COMS - YES
EMAIL - YES - FGA9271@SAILMAIL. COM
SAT PHONE - NO
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USCG ALEMEDA WAS CONTACTED AT APPX 3:40Z BY KC0YHM.
PETTY OFFICER MERCIER HANDLED THE REPORT.
[DIRECT NUMBER FOR PO MERCIER IS 510-437-3701]
SHORTLY AFTER PO MERCIER CALLED KC0YHM AND ADVISED THAT THE RESCUE COORDINATOR IN FIJI WOULD HANDLE THE EVENT.
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STATUS AT THIS TIME ...
CAPTAIN DOMINIQUE WAITING TO HEAR FROM RC FIJI, MOST LIKELY VIA EMAIL OR ASSISTANCE FROM VESSELS MONITORING 14300 IN THE VICINITY.
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if you are near by will need help. cheers paul vk2hmv
Link to Post:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pacificpuddlejump/message/2098
(Ed Note: We apologise for the Upper case type, but we wanted to get this up on the website ASAP!)
