9 people rescued from a sinking sailing ship off the coast of Odesa (PHOTOS)
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On Thursday, August 12th, a cutter from the Marine Search and Rescue Service has rescued 9 people from a broken sailing catamaran off the coast of Odesa.
In the evening, the department has received a message that the catamaran with a broken mast was being carried out to sea. There were 6 adults and 3 children on board of the Ananda 929 catamaran. The vessel was pushed 1.5-2 km from the coast in the area of the village of Chernomorskoye (Odesa region).
The duty coordinator captain has announced an alarm stage and decided to use the PRK-02 search and rescue cutter.
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The rescue cutter has evacuated the crew of the catamaran on board and escorted the vessel to the shore. The rescued people did not require any medical assistance.