Tanker Crew Rescues Solo Rower in Rough Seas in Mid-Atlantic

Tanker Crew Rescues Solo Rower in Rough Seas in Mid-Atlantic

Transoceanic rowing is among the most difficult of all undertakings on the water, and attempted crossings end in emergency rescues nearly every year,...

Belgian rower capsized in Atlantic Ocean and rescued by Liberian tanker

A Belgian rower capsized on Wednesday during an extreme rowing race across the Atlantic Ocean, the US Coast Guard reported on Thursday. The...

Tanker Rescues Stranded Belgian Rower Competing In World’s Toughest Row In Atlantic Ocean

A second alert from his personal locator beacon followed. Race officials confirmed that multiple attempts to contact him had failed.

Zodiac tanker rescues race competitor after rogue waves make World’s Toughest Row too tough

VLCC diverted for 12 hours to save stricken solo rower off Puerto Rico

Tanker Crew Rescues Solo Rower Hit By Rogue Waves 1,100 Miles Offshore

The crew of the Liberian-flagged tanker Horten, working with U.S. Coast Guard watchstanders in San Juan, rescued a Belgian ocean rower late Wednesday after his vessel capsized in heavy seas more...