Merchant vessel crew saves 4 sailors 1000 miles off Bermuda

PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The Coast Guard and AMVER, the Automated Mutual-Assistance Vessel Rescue system, coordinated with the merchant vessel La Scala in the rescue of four people from a capsized trimaran Thursday. The French flagged sailing vessel Nim was capsized 1000 miles east-southeast of Bermuda. Coast Guard 5th District received a 406 emergency position-indicating radio beacon alert from the...