27 Lives Saved: How a Burning Tuna Seiner Triggered a Pacific Rescue

A rapid international response saved 27 crew members last week after their tuna fishing vessel caught fire in one of the Pacific Ocean’s most remote regions, approximately 450 nautical miles southwest of the Galapagos Islands. The emergency began at 8:00 PM local time on Thursday, when the U.S. Coast Guard’s Southwest District received two simultaneous distress signals from the Ecuadorian vessel Drennec. The first came from an Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB), while the second was a satellite text message sent via a Garmin inReach device over the Iridium…

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