U.S. Coast Guard officials in Guam received a request for assistance from rescue personnel in Taiwan. The Taiwanese were looking for available ships to assist eight fishermen who had abandoned their vessel after it caught fire.
Using an Amver Surface Picture (SURPIC) the Japanese flagged ship was located 140 miles from the burning fishing vessel. The captain of the NSS Fortune agreed to change course and sail to the distress location.
According to later reports, rescue coordinators in Taiwan were able to find a Japanese Coast Guard ship that rescued the eight fishermen and the Amver ship was released to continue on its original voyage.
The NSS Fortune, managed by Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement of Germany, enrolled in Amver on November 24, 2003 and has earned seven Amver participation awards.
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