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AMVER ship saved sole handed sailor

On June 13, 2012, the "Ocean Virgo" saved a 66-year old Sacramento native from his sinking sailboat early in the morning after the boat began taking on water 400 miles south of San Diego and 40 miles west of La Playa, Mexico The sailor was traveling from Central America sole-handed when his 50-foot yacht "Reflections" was damaged by a breaching whale resulting in a loss of steering and flooding. He activated his EPIRB, and the 11th Coast Guard District Command Center in Alameda received the distress alert at approximately midnight. The command center watch diverted an HC-130 Hercules aircraft from Air Station Sacramento to investigate and requested assistance from the "Ocean Virgo", a merchant ship participating in the AMVER System. The "Ocean Virgo" was approximately 60 miles away and immediately headed to the scene. When the crew of the Hercules located and established radio communications with the sailor at about 2 a.m., he was baling water from his boat. He had also deployed his life raft in case he had to abandon his boat. The Hercules remained on scene until the "Ocean Virgo" arrived around 4 a.m., and he was safely taken aboard shortly after sunrise. He is currently en route to Panama and plans to return to Sacramento. Report with video: http://www.fox40.com/news/headlines/ktxl-sacramento-man-rescued-in-pacific-ocean-20120614,0,3977942.story