FWN SUN

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Cargo ship rescued fishermen from liferaft

Two fishermen were rescued by the crew of the 'FWN Sun', en route from La Rochelle to Gibraltar, on the Atlantic, off the Gironde coast on the morning of May 13, 2025. At 9:36 a.m., the CROSS Etel had received a distress alert by VHF from the fishing vessel 'Ablette ' (MMSI: 227309000) 120 miles west of the Gironde, following a water ingress and a subsequent fire. The CROSS immediately launched "a May Day, enabling the mobilization of the Beechcraft customs aircraft, the Spanish hospital ship 'Juan de la Cosa' and the 'FWN Sun' besides the Raffut SAR helicopter from the Cazaux air base. The two fishermen were finally picked up by the 'FWN Sun' from a life raft. The Raffut SAR helicopter then hoisted the castaways and transferred them to the Arcachon health center, where they were treated at 1:20 p.m.