Capt. Paul Thomas, commander Coast Guard Sector Jacksonville, Fla., and Captain of the Port of Jacksonville poses alongside Duck Jun Kim, captain of the South Korean-flagged merchant ship Auto Banner, and Leo Sherman, a private citizen from Alton, Ill, Monday, March 2, 2009, in Jacksonville. Sherman was rescued by the crew of the Auto Baner approximately 180-miles south of Madagascar Jan. 22, after his sailboat capsized following a storm. The Auto Banner is a member of the Automated Mutual Assistance Vessel Rescue System or AMVER, which is a computer-based, and voluntary global ship reporting system used worldwide by search and rescue authorities to arrange for assistance to persons in distress at sea. U.S. Coast Guard photo/ Petty Officer 1st Class Christopher Evanson.
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