Three sailors Russia and France They were rescued after the inflatable catamaran in which they were traveling towards Australia suffered a shark attack.
The unfortunate sailors had left since Vanuatua small island nation located in the Pacific Oceanand they were able to be rescued by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority.
When the rescuers arrived at the site, located more than 800 kilometers east of the Australian coast in the Coral Seathey found that “both hulls of the nine-meter-long vessel had been damaged” by the action of those animals.
Faced with the difficulties, the agency requested help from the cargo ship “Dugong Ace”flying the Panamanian flag, which was able to complete the rescue and bring the two Russian men and the Frenchman on board.
“The three men were very happy to have been rescued, and they were safe and sound,” he said. Joe Zellerthe head of service at the agency’s response center in Canberra.
The three crew members, aged between 28 and 64, are scheduled to arrive on Thursday in the Australian city of Brisbane. Zeller said that a trip from Vanuatu to Australia On a boat of these characteristics, it usually takes between two and three weeks on average.
According to aerial images that circulated later, the catamaran had considerable damage and was missing “the entire front section of one of the hulls.”
Meanwhile, the official said that “the radio beacon signal with encoded GPS had saved the men’s lives,” as it allowed the rescuers to determine their precise location and organize an adequate rescue.
What are the chances of being a victim of an attack?
The chances of suffering a bite are – according to ISAF – just over one in four million. In total, 761 unprovoked shark attacks were recorded between 2012 and 2021, 60 of which were fatal, according to figures from the International Shark Attack File.
The times when there are the most shark bites in the world are those with the highest temperatures, when more people enjoy going to the beaches. Warmer waters are preferred by these fish that date back to before the time of the dinosaurs
Source: Ambito
