Boat adrift in the north Sardinia sea, 2 people rescued

Def, Molinari:

(ANSA) – PORTO TORRES, APRIL 20 – Two people on board a semi-cabin were rescued and rescued this morning by the Coast Guard of Porto Torres, who received a request for help from a boat adrift 200 meters from the coast. The distress call arrived at the operations room around 9 am: the boat, which left Castelsardo, accused an outboard motor failure just as it was in front of the Balai beach, now within sight of the port of Porto Torres. After having ascertained the good health conditions of the two young people aged 34 and 37 and having invited them to remain calm and wear life jackets, the Maritime Authority, without ever interrupting the telephone contact, ordered the sending in area of ​​the CP 810 patrol boat, a naval unit specializing in search and rescue at sea.

The operations ended around 10, when the boat was escorted to the port, where it was safely moored, with the occupants a little shaken by what had happened but safe and sound.

“It can be said that with today’s intervention the season of rescue operations has officially begun – says the head of the Turritano maritime compartment, captain of Fregata, Gabriele Peschiulli – The invitation that the Maritime Authority addresses to users of the sea is to avoid going out alone as much as possible and pay particular attention to the presence and functionality of the safety equipment of their pleasure craft as well as the communication devices that must be adequate for the distance from the coast “. (HANDLE).

Source: Ansa

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