U.S. Coast Guard Suspends Search For 2 Missing Mariners Near Bahamas

U.S Coast Guard Suspends Search for 2 missing Mariners near Bahamas
Image Credits: USCG

The United States Coast Guard officially called off its search for two missing crew members from the sailing cargo vessel De Gallant, which is about 20 miles north of Great Inagua, Bahamas.

Following the vessel’s distress signal, an intensive rescue operation lasted 44 hours and covered more than 3,700 square miles.

The search began early Tuesday morning after Coast Guard Atlantic Area watchstanders received distress signals from the 90-foot Vanuatu-flagged schooner De Gallant.

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https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/u-s-coast-guard-suspends-search-for-2-missing-mariners-near-bahamas/

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