WILLEMSTAD - Last Saturday, the Coast Guard received a report from the Venezuelan Coast Guard that a vessel was experiencing engine problems. The vessel was drifting at sea in the Coast Guard's area of responsibility and the three persons on board urgently needed help.
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After the report, the Maritime Operations Center of the Coast Guard asked the Dash aircraft for assistance. Once on location, the crew of the patrol aircraft saw the vessel in distress. The patrol aircraft then flew in the area in search of a ship or boat that could help those on board in distress. Nearby, the Dash plane spotted a four-masted sailing vessel named Star Clipper and requested it to assist the drifting vessel and her crew. The sailing vessel Star Clipper took the people on board in distress and brought them to Colombia where they were received by the authorities there.