1. Rescueteam drops in
11 Nautilus International Council
member Captain Henk
Eijkenaar and his crew had an
like that, since fhey are the people
who wil! come to save us if we are
in real trouble,' Henk added.
unexpected visit as they The helicopter then landed one
approached Limassol, in Cyprus, crewman inside a passageway of
lastmonth. the ship at the pilot boarding
A British RAFrescue helicopter station and after rounding the ship
arrived alongside their vessel, the landed a second man in the same
7,800dwt Dutch-flagged place, which was less than 2m wide
containership Anne Bourchard, and surrounded by containers.
flying in line with the bridge at a After a seeond round ofthe ship,
distance of just 20m. the helicopter picked the two men
After identifying themselves up and thanked the crew tor thëir
over the radio, the helicopter crew cooperation. 'For us it was amazing
asked permission to land two to see how they can land a man in
people onto the ship's deck for a such a tiny spot and it is very
rescue exercise. reassuring to see how skilful they
'1would never refuse a request are,' Henk told the Telegraph.