Bataan responds to vessel in distress

Photo By Petty Officer 1st Class Michael Lieberknecht | Sailors in the medical department of the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) assess a Turkish mariner recovered by Bataan Search and Rescue. The Bataan Amphibious Readiness Group is on a scheduled deployment supporting maritime security operations, providing crisis response capability and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Michael J. Lieberknecht/ Released)  

AEGEAN SEA, USAFRICOM, AT SEA

03.08.2014

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USS Bataan (LHD 5)

By Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Mark Hays
USS Bataan

AEGEAN SEA — The amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) received a distress call at 1029 today.

When Bataan’s Search and Rescue (SAR) helicopter arrived on scene the Hellenic Coast Guard was responding to a grounded Turkish Flagged Container Vessel, Yusuf Cepnioglu. The SAR team observed the Turkish vessel listing.

Upon request for assistance, the aircraft lowered a rescue swimmer and recovered two Turkish mariners and returned to Bataan. The rescued mariners were assessed by Bataan’s medical team, and were transferred to the Hellenic Coast Guard.

• Date Taken: 03.08.2014
• Date Posted: 03.08.2014 11:10
• Story ID: 121716
• Location: AEGEAN SEA, USAFRICOM, AT SEA