PACIFIC OCEAN -- The distressed sailing vessel, Currandera, waits for help 276 miles north from Christmas Island, Republic of Kiribati Nov. 20, 2010. Coast Guard C-130 Hercules search and rescue crews, from Air Station Barbers Point, keep watch as they wait fort the Automated Mutual Assistance Vessel Rescue partners to assist the distressed sailing vessel. U.S. Coast Guard photo.