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Coast Guard SAR crews and the "Hoegh Kobe" assisted a vessel in distress 276 miles north from Christmas Island, Republic of Kiribati, on Nov 21, 2010. Coast Guard watchstanders at the Joint Rescue Coordination Center Honolulu received a 406 megahertz personal locating beacon alert, at approximately 1 p.m. Nov 20, from the sailing vessel "Currandera". A Coast Guard aircrew from Air Station Barbers Point launched an HC-130 Hercules aircraft to locate and rescue the mariners. The master of the "Currandera" reported that his sail was demasted and only had 12 hours of fuel remaining. The fishing vessel "Insong" was first to offer assistance, but the AMVER vessel crew "Hoegh Kobe", who had a faster response time, said they would respond. They arrived on scene approximately 4:15 p.m. Nov 21 and delivered 58 gallons of diesel fuel and 1 can of lube oil. The Coast Guard C-130 aircraft also dropped a dewatering pump. Photo report: http://www.piersystem.com/go/doc/800/960131/