Today, December 22, 7am local time (GMT-1), the crew got in touch with the Coastal Expedition Center via satellite phone . Сircumnavigators report the following:
“We covered 70 miles this day, the average speed was about three knots. The situation is under control. The mast is holding. All crew members are doing well. The usual 4-hour watch schedule was resumed on the ship last night,» the sailors reported.
Yesterday, December 21, at the direction of the Brazilian Maritime Rescue Service, the “Hurst Point” ship was approaching the trimaran, with which the crew contacted via VHF channel. The crew of the trimaran requested 200 liters of petrol, but there was only diesel fuel on “Hurts Point”. The crew members of the bulk-carrier, bound for the UK, together with the Brazilian Rescue Service, made sure that emergency assistance and evacuation of the crew members of the trimaran was not required, after which the ship continued to move.
“We were offered to abandon the ship and evacuate. We measured the provisions, the general condition of the trimaran and decided to continue moving singly under emergency sail,” said Evgeny Kovalevski.
«Russian Ocean Way» continues to move towards Fortaleza. The city is about 580 miles away.
The crew reports all the important information to the Coastal Center.
UPD: Communication between the Coastal Center and the Russian Embassy in Brazil has been established. On behalf of the Minister Counsellor of the Embassy Andrei Petrov and Ambassador A. Lovetski, the ship is controlled by the Brazilian Rescue Service. The crew transmits their coordinates to the service, so that a nearby vessel can quickly evacuate travelers in case of an emergency. Recall that yesterday, December 21, the Coastal Center received a message from the crew, reporting a dangerous situation on the ship due to an ongoing storm and the risk of a mast falling.
Elizaveta Shaimbaeva
