The crew of a Royal Navy helicopter rescued the last survivor of a tanker which sank in the Indian Ocean on June 26.
The Wildcat helicopter from the Royal Navy frigate HMS Monmouth rescued the 13th survivor from tanker Rama 2 which sank 140 miles off the island of Socotra in the Gulf of Yemen.
The sailor was the 13th of 14 crew members of the tanker Rama 2 which put out a Mayday call in the early hours of Monday as she was battered by heavy seas. Twelve of the crew were subsequently picked up by merchant vessels which took part in the rescue effort, directed by British naval authorities in Bahrain.
But two men were reported to be in the water, prompting Plymouth-based HMS Monmouth to launch her new Wildcat helicopter – call sign Black Jack.
The Wildcat helicopter from the Royal Navy frigate HMS Monmouth rescued the 13th survivor from tanker Rama 2 which sank 140 miles off the island of Socotra in the Gulf of Yemen.
The sailor was the 13th of 14 crew members of the tanker Rama 2 which put out a Mayday call in the early hours of Monday as she was battered by heavy seas. Twelve of the crew were subsequently picked up by merchant vessels which took part in the rescue effort, directed by British naval authorities in Bahrain.
But two men were reported to be in the water, prompting Plymouth-based HMS Monmouth to launch her new Wildcat helicopter – call sign Black Jack.
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