From the Chilean Rescue coordinator 3pm
21 February 2018
Dear Skipper,
According to our vessel identification systems, currently there are not merchant vessels in the area within a radius of approximately 500 nautical miles. The only vessel navigating in the vicinities is MV "Nanjing Express", which is currently navigating towards your yacht, since weather conditions show a frontal system with the following characteristics:
Thursday 22:
Synoptic situation: Frontal system.
Forecast: overcast/cloudy, visibility 10/8 km, occasional showers, wind w/nw 12/20 knots, gusts of 30 knots, swell 1.5/2.5 mt.
Friday 23:
Synoptic situation: pre-frontal / frontal.
Forecast: cloudy/overcast, visibility 10/4 km, precipitations, wind n/nw 15/20 knots, gusts of 30 knots increasing pm 25/35 knots gusts 45 knots, sea swell to heavy sea (2.0/3.5 mt).
Once MV “NANJING EXPRESS” arrives in your position, please assess and report your decision of continuing navigating on board your yacht or embarking on board MV, bearing in mind what was said in the previous paragraphs.
Next port MV "NANJING EXPRESS": Corral, Valdivia (Chile).
best regards,
MRCC Chile
DIRSOMAR Valparaíso