02/29/2020 - 2:33
- Clarín.com
- Society
The ship of the Argentine Navy ARA Falkland Islands, which was sailing on Friday night about 400 kilometers south of the Falkland Islands, met on the morning of this Saturday with the Russian-flagged fishery he is trying to attend, since One of its crew suffers heart problems .
In the area there are strong winds and waves of up to five meters. Therefore, it was impossible until the Argentine ship could lower a boat to the water to board the vessel in trouble. Both ships are sailing together towards Ushuaia and the patient is stable , the Navy informed this newspaper.
Communication between the two crews was initially hindered because the crew of the fishing vessel only speak Russian, but the Navy was able to count on the assistance of a translator in a second moment.
This Friday, the Argentine Navy issued a statement in which it informed that it had received in the afternoon a request for assistance from the Russian-flagged "Atlántida" fishing vessel, located south of the Falkland Islands, for having a sick crewman with heart problems .
The health care operation (SAR) was assumed by the coordinating center (MRCC) Ushuaia, which stood out for its assistance to the ARA notice "Falkland Islands", which has a doctor on board.
The National SAR Agency received the request for assistance from the Russian-flagged fishing vessel "Atlantis", for having a crew member with heart problems. He stood out for his assistance to the ARA notice "Falkland Islands" which has a doctor on board.
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This unit of the navy was sailing in the Drake Passage, in the direction of Ushuaia, back to carry out the Combined Antarctic Naval Patrol, together with the Chilean Navy, to assist in emergencies to the vessels sailing in those areas.
The meeting between the two ships occurred about 400 kilometers southeast of the city of Ushuaia, where winds from the west of more than 70 kilometers per hour and waves exceeding 5 meters blow.
The Argentine Navy noted that as the National Authority for the Application of the International Convention on Maritime, Fluvial and Lacustrine Search and Rescue, designated by National Law No. 22,445, it is the responsible body that understands in the safeguarding of life at sea, its assistance and rescue in the SAR Responsibility Region of the Argentine Republic (RASRR) established by the International Maritime Organization.