NYK has announced that Linden Pride, an LPG carrier operated by NYK, proceeded in an act of bravery by rescuing a seafarer from a boat in distress 100 nautical miles off the coast of Nicaragua on December 4.
Specifically, while Linden Pride was sailing from Balboa, Panama, to Sendai, Japan, the ship came upon a disabled boat with one survivor requesting assistance, and immediately initiated the rescue.
The rescued sailor was in good health and disembarked from Linden Pride off thecoast of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, on December 8 as directed by the United States Coast Guard.
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