The Sullivans (DDG 68) - Naval Cruise Book

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DERWAY REPLE I HMENT X

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i- RESCUE AND ASSISTANCE n4 x ,. On September 25, 2004, The Sullivans rendered assistance to forty-five Libyan refugees adrift off the coast of Greece. They were on their way to Italy on a chartered boat from Egypt and were abandoned by the ship, s captain and crew when the vessel broke down. After being adrift for two days, they were rescued by The Sullivans, crew, who provided them with food, water, helped them fix their steering casualty, and accompanied them to the Greek coast where they turned the vessel over to the Greek auxiliary Prometheus. ng transported by its crew to its owner when it had an engine fire and lost propulsion The D toward shoal water off the coast of Yemen when The Sullivans encountered it. The 1 vessel under tow and towed it away from danger, turning it over to the Yemeni Coast assistance. 2004, while in the Red Sea, The Sullivans rendered assistance to the motor yacht White Star. i V On November 17, 2004, The Sullivans rendered assistance to seventeen Pakistani fishermen onboard the dhow Al Suleman in the Gulf of Oman. The dhow had been adrift for seventeen days and had a casualty to its main reduction gear. After determining it was not repairable, The Sullivans took the vessel under tow. After towing the vessel for a day and a half, The Sullivans turned the vessel over to the Omani Royal Navy on November 18, 2004.