On May 10, 2012 the
Amver tanker Stolt
Invitation Invention rescued two Finnish sailors 800 miles south of the Isles of Scilly after their sailboat was hit by a whale and capsized.
Rescue personnel in Falmouth
requested Amver information from the U.S. Coast Guard. The tanker Stolt
Invitation Invention was identified and requested to divert and assist. The Stolt
Invitation Invention arrived on scene and the crew worked to recover the two sailors. The survivors were treated for mild hypothermia and accompanied the ship to New York. Personnel from the Finnish Consulate met the sailors when they arrived in New York and the crew of the Stolt
Invitation Invention were presented with a certificate of appreciation from the Amver office.
Here is a video of the rescue:
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