The Police boat, the MV Guardian went to help a boat in distress early Friday morning.

At 12.30 pm on Thursday the Bermuda Maritime Operations received a call from the sailing vessel the 'Viamana'. They were 35 miles south of the St. David's Lighthouse when the may-day call was made when they were experiencing engine problems.

'Grover' another sailing vessel stayed with the boat until midnight on Thursday, but were unable to transfer either of the two people across. At first light on Friday morning, the Bermuda Police boat the 'MV Guardian' went out to the vessel and by 8.30 a.m. found the Viamana.

The Swedish, 50 foot ketch was towed into Powder Hole, St. George's. Also on Friday a container ship came to the rescue of a yacht when the two people onboard had to abandon ship.

The sailing boat 'Centaurea' was 230 miles south of Bermuda on Tuesday when they were in contact with the United States Coast Guard, at the Rescue Co-ordination Centre, Norfolk, Virginia at 8.30 p.m.

Sail damage in worsening weather conditions and because the vessel was low on fuel caused the two passengers to make the call. At 1 a.m. on Friday the jury rigged repairs had fallen overboard and without fuel the two crew were going to abandon ship.

The container ship 'MSC Malaysia' was in the vicinity and diverted to assist.

Around 4.30 a.m. the crew were onboard and 'Centaurea' was abandoned 65 nautical miles South of Gibbs Hill Lighthouse, Bermuda. By noon on Friday the crew were able to disembark on Bermuda Yacht Service's Workboat 'Line One' while the MSC Malaysia continued to Barcelona Spain.

Later the same day at 4.30 pm a 27-foot power craft was four and a half miles southwest of Gibbs Hill Lighthouse when it suffered engine failure. The Sofa King Hot, which had four people onboard was towed by a fishing vessel in the area and into Ely's Harbour, Somerset around 5.15 pm.