December 14, 2022 – nicko Cruises WORLD VOYAGER is expected in Bridgetown/Barbados today. Four additional passengers have been on board since leaving Cape Verde. They are shipwrecked people who were rescued yesterday by the expedition ship, which can carry a maximum of 200 passengers.
Yesterday the command bridge of the WORLD VOYAGER around 7:00am received an emergency call from a sailing yacht that was in distress about 100 nautical miles to the north. Captain Vincent van Zijderveld rerouted the expedition ship to provide assistance. At around 15:30pm, the WORLD VOYAGER reached the wrecked ship and started the evacuation of the yacht using one of the Zodiacs on board. The recovered castaways were then given medical care in the onboard hospital.
Navigation bridge of the WORLD VOYAGER
Despite the distress at sea, the WORLD VOYAGER will be on time today in Bridgetown expected. There, the four rescued people are handed over to the authorities.
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