A Disney Cruise Line Disney rescued four people from a sinking catamaran in Bermuda.. The vessel was about 370 kilometers off the coast of the state of Florida, the U.S. Coast Guard said Tuesday.
According to the agency, the 15-meter catamaran was sailing Sunday from the Netherlands bound for Port Canaveral, on Floridawhen began to fill with water, so its crew members called for help..
The nearest vessel, only 129 kilometers away from the catamaran, was the Disney Treasure cruise ship, so that the Coast Guard asked for support to execute the rescue.. In response, the captain of the cruiserMarco Nogara dispatched a lifeboat to rescue the four passengers.
At the same time, a team from Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City, North Carolina, sent an HC-130 aircraft to fly over the site. until the rescue was completed.