The 600 foot Hong Kong flagged tanker, owned by Crucis Shipping of Panama, diverted and rendezvoused with the fishing vessel determining it was not in distress. A Coast Guard C-130 aircraft, from Air Station Elizabeth City, and a Portuguese search aircraft which were launched for the mission were also released.
Coast Guard personnel from the First District Command Center will continue to monitor the fishing vessel to ensure it is not in distress.
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