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| Date: Jan. 27, 2010 Contact: (907) 487-5700 Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Lally |
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Coast Guard searching for missing Myanmarese crewmember south of Adak Island |
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KODIAK, Alaska – The Coast Guard is searching for a 26-year-old Myanmarese crewmember reported to have fallen overboard from the 792-foot container ship Cap Gilbert approximately 450 miles south of Adak Island Tuesday. The Coast Guard 17th District command center in Juneau was notified of the missing man at approximately 8:20 p.m. and issued an urgent marine information broadcast requesting the assistance of any vessels in the area. A Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules aircraft crew was launched at approximately 10:16 p.m. from Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak. The HC-130 aircraft arrived on scene at approximately 1 a.m. joining the crew of the Cap Gilbert in the search. No signs of the man were found over night. A second Hercules aircrew departed Air Station Kodiak at about 8 a.m. Wednesday and is expected to arrive on scene at about noon to continue the search. Weather conditions at the time of the incident were 20-foot seas, 39 mph winds, 39 degree air temperature and 47 degree water temperature. The Cap Gilbert is a Liberia-flagged vessel sailing from Ningbo, China, to Manzino, Mexico. |
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