South Carolina (CGN 37) - Naval Cruise Book

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43 SAR OPS 21 JAN 91 FROM: COMSIXFLT PAO INTERNATIONAL TEAMWORII AT SEA TODAY Iu- SUL TED IN THE RESCUE OF4SUR WVORS OF THE msn- NENTAL LOTUS, AN IRON ORE CARRIER OF INDIAN ru I. ISTRY WHICH FOUNDERED THIS MORNING .wrnmz IHA TEL Y 250 MILES WEST OF THE ISLAND or CRlETI'. u APPROXIMA TELY 0230 THE NUCLEAR GUIDED .wI.xwIH CRUISER USS SOUTH CAROLINA. WASAPPRO.x'I.uA rm 200 MILES FROM THE SCENE CONDUCTING 0l'IIR4 TIONS WITH A P-3 ORION AIRCRAFT. IIH: I'-I INTERCEPTED A DISTRESS CALL FROM THE .1 m'C0.vn NENTAL LOTUS WHICH STA TED THA T THE VESSEL u 4.- TAKING ON WA TER AND REQUIRED .ASsISTANCIr. Im DELOIAN FRIGA TE, BNS WANDELAAR, vms AI'l'lfUU MA TELY 160 IVILES FROM THE Mfv CoN'TINE.wm LOTUS AND INTERCEPTED THE DISTRESS CA Ll. .4 E01 I I0 MINUTES LATER. WITH N0 OTHER NAVAL LZYIIS IN THE AREA, THE P-3 WAS IMMEDIA TEL I' DISPA TFIIEII IU LOCA TE THE STRICKEN SHIP. BOTH WANDEIAAR Aan SOUTH CAROLINA PROCEEDED T0 THE SCENE A T mon SPEED. Q I , AT ABOUT 0245 THE P-3 ARRII-'ED ON SCLNEM1' NO TED THA T THE Mfv CONTINENTAL LOTUS H AQ US 1' INC: HEA VIL Y. SHOR TL Y THEREAFTER. THE P-I RL P0111 I ED THA T THE SHIP HAD SUNK AND THAT THERE W' LIFE BOATSIN THEAREA. THEAIRCRAFTALERTLIIQIH' ER MERCHANT VESSELS IN THE AREA T0 ASSIQ f Q Ui: CUING THE SUR VIVORS. BY DA IEREAK. US- M ' D AND ANITALIANATLANTIQUEAlRCRAFTHADl,0Cf HU FOUR SURVIVORS AND KEPT WM TCH OVER THEM U1 SURFACE SHIPS ARRIVED. THE MN KARHIAN FIRST ON THE SCENE AND BROUGHT FOUR SLR HU. ABOARD. THE MERCHANT VESSELS VISHNA PRA f 1- ' '

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