Coast Guard Rescues 28 Crew Members of a Taiwanese Fishing Vessel [Image 3 of 4]

USPACOM, AT SEA

02.09.2010

Courtesy Photo

U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area

The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley rescues 28-members of the Taiwan-flagged fishing vessel Hou Chun 11, two of which were suffering from significant burns, 900 miles southwest of Honolulu, Feb. 9, after a shipboard fire forced the crew to abandon ship into liferafts in 35 mph winds and 8 to 10 foot seas. The crew of the Alex Haley is transporting the crew to Christmas Island, Kiribati, where the two injured crewmen will be medevaced by Coast Guard C-130 to advanced medical facilities in Honolulu Wednesday afternoon and the remaining crewmen will board another fishing vessel to return to Taiwan. (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of the Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley)

• Date Taken: 02.09.2010
• Date Posted: 02.09.2010 23:28
• Photo ID: 249824
• VIRIN: 100209-G-0000A-024
• Resolution: 713x476
• Size: 206.93 KB
• Location: USPACOM, AT SEA