Crew Reviews, Ratings & Info for Brilliant-Jupiter

In a remarkable display of maritime coordination, the AMVER vessels 'Brilliant Jupiter' and 'Ten Yu Maru' joined forces to search for three men missing from a skiff near Weno Island. The coordinated effort began after the Sector Guam Command Center received a distress call from a Chuuk search and rescue liaison at 11:07 a.m. on April 5, 2016. The skiff was reported overdue, prompting watchstanders to initiate an urgent marine information broadcast and rallying support from the Navy's P-8 aircrew and nearby vessels. The Navy's P-8 aircraft, designated Madfox 807 and stationed at Misawa Air Base in Japan, launched their search operation early on April 7, scouring the vast ocean for approximately 178 miles over a span of 17 hours. The determined aircrew spotted the stranded men two hours into their aerial search, remarkably signaling for help with palm fronds arranged to spell 'help' in the sand on a deserted Pacific island. The successful rescue operation provided the mariners, who had endured three days without supplies, with life jackets and ensured their secure transport back to safety. They were subsequently taken by a local small boat to Pulap, marking a fortunate end to a dramatic situation. The news of their survival was promptly shared with their families, bringing relief and joy amid the tense search operation.