Fishing boat being towed to Roatan, says CICG
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Coast Guard has confirmed that the Cayman Islands-flagged fishing vessel (FV) Cardvern is currently being towed to Roatan, Honduras, by Honduran-registered Motor Vessel (MV) CORTES 1, which reached the stranded boat yesterday afternoon. The three crew members, who have been at sea since the weekend, were said to be on board and safe.
The coastguard said yesterday that the CORTES 1 was about 114 Nautical Miles from Roatan, making way at 5 knots. The vessel was experiencing 20-knot winds and 5-foot seas, and is expected to arrive at Brick Bay around 9:00am today, Friday.
The boat first issued a distress call just after 8:18am on Sunday, 1 June. The 36-foot vessel had lost a propeller and was experiencing difficulties near Rosario Bank, approximately 159.37 nautical miles from Grand Cayman.
This triggered a rescue response led by the Honduran authorities, who have kept in close contact with the CICG.
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How can a boat that size possibly make any money fishing a 350 mile round trip excluding the actual fishing? It can’t possibly carry enough fish to cover the cost can it?
Depends on what they’re fishing for really. Square groupers, for example, are highly profitable, and don’t require a refrigerated hold.
That’s probably why it was a…Joint… rescue mission with the Hondurans.
Glad all are safe.
The square snapper are usually brought in to the empty lots where fisherman live off in prospect. Mixed in with fish shaped ones.
Do we yet know the outcome of this ship and its passengers?