An excerpt from Day 41 of the Cruise Blog of TS State of Maine, Maine Maritime Academy Training Ship.
Roughly 500 miles from Nova Scotia the bridge was contacted about a sailboat that reported taking on water. When the Midshipman Officer of the Deck (MOOD) plotted the reported location or datum, we noted that TSSOM was 29 miles away. Captain Eadie directed the watch to close datum while we notified RCC Boston that we were responding. By 0945 we had visual sighting of the sailboat, SV Prodigal, but we were unable to establish communications until just after 1000. While the ship was closing in on SV Prodigal, the Deck Department was busy checking the fast rescue boats and rigging various boarding options. Read More
