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The crew of the 'Frio Ionian' along with the US Coast Guard rescued two mariners on March 4, 2024, approximately 1,726 miles east of Bermuda. Watchstanders with the Fifth Coast Guard District command center received an EPIRB alert from the 19-foot sailing vessel 'Lhor One' (MMSI: 228193640), en route from Gouadeloupe to France, at approximately 6 p.m. They alerted ships in the area to be on the lookout for the sailors and conducted a query of vessels from AMVER. They also directed the launch of a Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City, North Carolina HC-130 Hercules airplane crew to assist. The airplane crew arrived on scene at 4:45 a.m. and established communications with the mariners, who reported they were taking on water after a lightning strike had cause a hole in their yacht. The aircrew also directed the 'Frio Ionian', an AMVER participating ship, en route from St. Petersburg, Russia, to Cristobal, towards the sailing vessel’s position. The 'Frio Ionian' arrived on scene at 10 a.m., and after the yacht was alongside, the crew, a 20-year-old and 24-year-old male from the 'Lhor One', safely boarded the vessel with no reported injuries. Report with photos: https://www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases/Article/3694512/coast-guard-good-samaritan-vessel-rescue-2-mariners-more-than-1700-miles-east-o/