MOL Car Carrier Rescues Castaway

By Joseph R. Fonseca January 28, 2016

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President & CEO: Junichiro Ikeda) today announced that on January 20, 2016, the MOL-operated car carrier TRIUMPH ACE safely rescued a survivor about 80 km offshore of Mexico.

Details of the rescue follow:

・At 08:50 (all times in local time) on January 20, 2016, the TRIUMPH ACE, sailing from the Port of Mazatlán, Mexico to Port of Balboa, Panama found a drifting person and immediately changed course to approach the castaway, and started rescue operations.

・At 10:48 of the same day, the survivor was safely rescued.

・At 13:45 of the same day, the survivor was turned over to a ship of the Mexican Navy.

[Outline of TRIUMPH ACE]
LOA : 199.9 m
Gross Tonnage : 55,880 MT
Crew : 24 (Indian)
Registry : Panama