Lamentin

Four men were rescued by the "Lamentin"-crew on Jan 20, 2013, west of Guadeloupe Island after being lost at sea for six days. Their fishing vessel departed South Leeward Coast of St. Vincent Island on Jan 12 enroute to Antigua and was later reported disabled and adrift by the brother of a crewmember aboard on Jan 14. The Coast Guard Sector San Juan, Puerto Rico, received the report of the missing crewmembers and issued a urgent marine information broadcast and requested air support from Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater, Florida. French, Barbadian and Dutch aircraft were launched in a combined effort to recover the men at sea. After many hours of searching, the C-130 out of Clearwater located the fishing vessel and deployed a radio, an emergency position indicating radio beacon, and food and water to the disabled vessel. The crewmembers retrieved the emergency supplies and established communications with the C-130 and passed that one of the crew displayed symptoms of severe dehydration. The C-130 contacted the nearby "Lamentin", which was enroute Pointe Lusas-St. Croix, to assist and remained on scene until the "Lamentin" arrived and removed the four survivors from their boat. After the crew was recovered, the tanker continued its voyage to St. Croix, Virgin Islands, where the distressed sailers were transferred to awaiting paramedics. Report with photos: http://www.uscgnews.com/go/doc/4007/1686071/-Update-4-men-rescued-after-being-lost-at-sea