Pacific Islander II, a multipurpose containership owned by NYK Bulk & Projects Carriers Ltd. (formerly NYK-Hinode Line Ltd.), a wholly owned subsidiary of NYK Line, rescued three people on September 26 from a yacht in distress in the South Pacific Ocean, the Company said in a press release.
On September 25, Pacific Islander II was sailing from the Tongan port of Nuku’alofa to Noumea, New Caledonia. While en route on September 26, the NYK containership received a request from New Zealand's Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre to assist the crew of a stranded yacht.
Pacific Islander II immediately maneuvered toward the yacht and rescued all three aboard at 7:13 p.m. (local time) on the same day. The rescued crew members were in good health and disembarked from Pacific Islander II at the port of Noumea on September 28.
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