Hellas-Gladiator

The Coast Guard and good Samaritans suspended their search for a missing crewmember who went overboard the "Hellas Gladiator' 400 miles east of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, in the afternoon of June 26. Coast Guard aircrews aboard HC-130 Hercules aircraft flew 22 sorties for a period of 45 combined hours over a search area of approximately 4,000 square miles. Watchstanders at the Coast Guard’s Fifth District command center received an initial report from watchstanders at the Coast Guard’s First District Command Center Wednesday, that a man overboard had been reported aboard the tanker. A Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City HC-130 Hercules aircraft was launched to search for the missing crewmember, along with two good Samaritan vessels which were notified via Automated Mutual-Assistance Vessel Rescue messages.

The US Coast Guard started searching for a crewmember of the 'Hellas Gladiator' approximately 400 miles east of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina on June 25, 2020. Watchstanders at the Coast Guard’s Fifth District command center received a report from watchstanders at the Coast Guard’s First District Command Center that a man was missing aboard the tanker ship. A Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City HC-130 Hercules aircraft was launched to search for the missing crewmember, along with two good Samaritan vessels which were notified via Automated Mutual-Assistance Vessel Rescue messages.