14 rescued from sinking oil tanker near Curaçao
A search is underway near Curaçao for two crew members of the oil tanker “Cetus” reported missing at sea.
The Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard reported that it received a distress call from the ship and its crew indicating that they had to abandon the vessel after it began sinking.
A patrol plane and a US Coast Guard helicopter were sent out, and they saw 14 crew members and a dog floating in two life rafts in different directions about 160 miles northwest of Curaçao.
The Coast Guard’s Rescue and Coordination Centre (RCC) contacted the crews of the nearby MELBA and STAVANGER vessels to rescue the distressed sea fearers.
The vessels transported the rescued crew members to Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago, where they would be able to travel to their home countries.
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