Home » Ongoing » Ocean Viking (in position 33 38 N 012 51 E) emails Tripoli JRCC and ITMRCC to report on the situation and to inform that Ocean Viking is 0.3NM away from the subject boat observing the following: the boat is unseaworthy, inapt for navigation in high seas, overcrowded with about 40 people on board including children, all exposed to the elements, and without any life saving appliance.
November 11, 2023 06:00
Ocean Viking (in position 33 38 N 012 51 E) emails Tripoli JRCC and ITMRCC to report on the situation and to inform that Ocean Viking is 0.3NM away from the subject boat observing the following: the boat is unseaworthy, inapt for navigation in high seas, overcrowded with about 40 people on board including children, all exposed to the elements, and without any life saving appliance.
It is ascertained that the distress phase exists as the persons on board are threatened by grave and imminent danger of being lost and require immediate assistance. This is a case of force majeure (ref.SOLAS Art. IV (b)) imposing to retrieve persons in danger of being lost at sea therefore Ocean Viking proceeds with the assistance of the people in distress.
