NYK Car Carrier Rescues Sailors in Distress
On May 2, Jinsei Maru, an NYK car Carrier, rescued four people on a troubled yacht. The NYK vessel sailing from Mumbai, India, to Tianjin, China reached the yacht roughly two hours after picking up a distress call at about 6:15am. 120miles from the western coast of Luzon Island in the northern Philippines.
The yacht encountered trouble during its return to Hong Kong after participating in a race between Hong Kong and the Philippines. The rescued sailors disembarked from Jinsei Maru at Tianjin on May 8.
Detail of Jinsei Maru
Captain: Izumi Taninaka
Flag of registry: Japan
Crew: 22 (Japanese and Filipinos)
Gross Tonnage: 55,489tons
Type of vessel: Car Carrier
About NYK
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha is one of the world's leading transportation companies. At the end of March 2009, the NYK Group was operating 779 major ocean vessels, as well as fleets of planes, trains, and trucks. The company's shipping fleet includes 154 containerships, 289 bulk carriers, 57 woodchip carriers, 112 car carriers, 80 tankers, 33 LNG carriers, three cruise ships, and 51 other ships. NYK's revenue in fiscal 2008 was about $24 billion, and as a group NYK employs about 55,000 people worldwide. NYK
is based in Tokyo and has regional headquarters in London, New York, Singapore, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Sydney, and Sao Paulo.
The yacht encountered trouble during its return to Hong Kong after participating in a race between Hong Kong and the Philippines. The rescued sailors disembarked from Jinsei Maru at Tianjin on May 8.
Detail of Jinsei Maru
Captain: Izumi Taninaka
Flag of registry: Japan
Crew: 22 (Japanese and Filipinos)
Gross Tonnage: 55,489tons
Type of vessel: Car Carrier
About NYK
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha is one of the world's leading transportation companies. At the end of March 2009, the NYK Group was operating 779 major ocean vessels, as well as fleets of planes, trains, and trucks. The company's shipping fleet includes 154 containerships, 289 bulk carriers, 57 woodchip carriers, 112 car carriers, 80 tankers, 33 LNG carriers, three cruise ships, and 51 other ships. NYK's revenue in fiscal 2008 was about $24 billion, and as a group NYK employs about 55,000 people worldwide. NYK
is based in Tokyo and has regional headquarters in London, New York, Singapore, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Sydney, and Sao Paulo.