Superyacht 'Octopus' to the rescue for second time in 2012

The crew of 126.2m Lürssen build Octopus have come to the rescue of a stricken sailor for the second time in 2012. The vessel in question was 11.6m sailing yacht, Sequel, whose crew had activated a 406 MHz Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB) 645 miles south-west of San Diego, CA.

Sequel was on it way to Catalina when its sails were damaged, rendering it helpless and prompting the US Coast Guard to request Octopus, as an Amver participating vessel, to assist the vessel. Amver is a US Coast Guard-sponsored ship reporting system for the assistance of vessels in distress.

According to the Amver blog, Octopus arrived on the scene within three hours. The blog continued:


‘Octopus’ embarked a 37 year old passenger from the sailboat and transferred 80 litres of fuel, food, and water to the skipper of the ‘Sequel’ who was refusing to abandon his sailboat. The sailboat was only making four knots but the skipper insisted he could make the voyage to California.

The passenger embarked on 'Octopus' was complaining of stomach pains and was treated by nursing staff on-board the megayacht. ‘Octopus' disembarked the survivor in Honolulu.

Octopus’ crew had previously conducted a search for a missing plane in the Pacific Ocean, earlier in the year.



Related Links

Amver Website

Lürssen Profile | Lürssen Website

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