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Rescues Castaway 1 Survivor Rescued off Papua New Guinea Tokyo - December 10, 2018 Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President & CEO: Junichiro Ikeda) today announced that on November 26, the MOL-operated LNG carrier LNG Fukurokuju safely rescued a castaway 330km off New Ireland, Papua New Guinea. Details of the rescue are as follows: • At 16:30 (all times in local time) on November 26, the LNG Fukurokuju, while underway northeast of New Ireland, Papua New Guinea, spotted a castaway who was calling for help. The vessel immediately started rescue activities, and rescued him at 18:30 on the same day. • At 6:52 on the next day, the survivor was handed over to the local authorities off Lihir Island of Papua New Guinea, upon instructions of the Papua New Guinea Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centres. Outline of LNG Fukurokuju LOA 293.00m Gross tonnage 127,242 ton Crew 32 (Korean, Filipino) Registry Bahamas 
Rescued castaway, and area where rescue took place Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. press release |
