MOL Car Carrier Rescues One Survivor Castaway Off Thailand
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) announced that on September 22, the MOL-operated car carrier Primrose Ace rescued a castaway in Gulf of Thailand (about 30km off the west coast of Thailand).
Details of the rescue are as follows:
At 14:27 on September 22 (local time), the Primrose Ace, while underway from Sohar Port in Oman to Laem Chabang Port in Thailand, spotted a castaway, and safely rescued him at 16:13 on the same day.
At 16:50 on September 25, the vessel handed over the survivor to the local authorities at the Laem Chabang Port anchorage.
Outline of Primrose Ace
- LOA : 199.99m
- Gross Tonnage : 59,952 ton
- Crew : 23 (Indian, Filipino)
- Registry : Liberia
Rescue location and scene of rescue operation
Reference:Â mol.co.jp
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