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July 29, 2016 Orion Leader, a car carrier operated by NYK, rescued a sailor from a sailing yacht in distress on July 3 off the coast of Mexico. Orion Leader was sailing from Honolulu, Hawaii, to Lazaro Cardenas, Mexico, on July 3, when the ship received a distress call from the U.S. Coast Guard indicating that a nearby yacht was in distress approximately 970 nautical miles in the Pacific Ocean from the west coast of Mexico. The ship found the yacht, rescued the sailor, and then reported to the Coast Guard. About Orion Leader Captain: Habib Abid Flag: Panama Crew: 21 seafarers (Pakistani, Ukrainian, Indian, Filipino) Gross Tonnage: 57,513 tons Type of Vessel: Car Carrier Ship management: Wallem Shipmanagement Ltd. NYK Line, press release |
