Coast Guard, Carnival Cruise ship rescue 12 sailors after boat capsizes off Dominican Republic
The small cargo vessel Two Brothers sank about 30 miles north of Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. The nearby Carnival Cruise ship Vista headed to the scene after receiving an emergency alert signal.
12 sailors rescued from sunken boat off Dominican Republic by Coast Guard, Carnival cruise ship
The cargo vessel sank about 30 miles off the Dominican Republic coast on Wednesday. A cruise ship found six crew members, then the Coast Guard found the other six.
PUERTO PLATA, Dominican Republic – A dozen sailors who were tossed into the Atlantic Ocean when their boat sank Wednesday were rescued by a cruise ship and the Coast Guard on Wednesday.
The small cargo vessel Two Brothers sank about 30 miles north of Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. The nearby Carnival Cruise ship Vista headed to the scene after receiving an emergency alert signal, according to a Carnival spokesperson. The ship's crew then spotted a life raft with six people on board.
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Image 1 of 6Six fishermen are spotted clinging to the debris of the sunken Two Brothers cargo vessel off the Dominican Republic on Dec. 13, 2023. (US Coast Guard)
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Image 2 of 6Six fishermen are spotted on a life raft during rescue by Carnival Vista cruise ship off the Dominican Republic on Dec. 13, 2023. (@torifoster2/LOCAL NEWS X /TMX)
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Image 3 of 6Six fishermen are spotted clinging to the debris of the sunken Two Brothers cargo vessel off the Dominican Republic on Dec. 13, 2023. (US Coast Guard)
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Image 4 of 6Six sailors rescued by the US Coast Guard. (US Coast Guard)
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Image 5 of 6Six fishermen are spotted on a life raft during rescue by Carnival Vista cruise ship off the Dominican Republic on Dec. 13, 2023. (Carnival Cruise Lines)
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Image 6 of 6Six fishermen are spotted on a life raft during rescue by Carnival Vista cruise ship off the Dominican Republic on Dec. 13, 2023. (Carnival Cruise Lines)
Those six were safely brought onto the ship, and Carnival crew advised the Coast Guard and Dominican Republic Navy that six additional crew members from the sunken boat were still missing, the cruise line said.
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A Coast Guard rescue helicopter was launched from the Turks and Caicos Islands and eventually found the other six crew members clinging to debris from the sunken vessel.
All six were hoisted onto the rescue helicopter and brought to Puerto Plata for medical treatment. All 12 survivors were reported in good health, the Coast Guard said.
Six sailors rescued by the US Coast Guard.
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Coast Guard officials told FOX Weather their rescue crews dealt with 10 foot seas and winds gusting to 30 mph at the wreckage site.
"The weather conditions were less than ideal," Lt. Cmdr. Jeb Slick, the mission’s copilot, said in a press release announcing the rescue. "Our crew’s outstanding work ethic and dedication to training led to the successful rescue of these survivors."
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What caused the boat to sink is not yet known.