Complete Maritime Profile & Reviews of Dolphin-Pearl

On August 1, 2013, the tanker 'Baltic Galaxy' played a crucial role in a tense maritime incident involving a distressed fishing boat carrying asylum seekers. Located approximately 25 nautical miles off the coast of Java, the vessel was alerted by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) early that morning. Despite the escalating situation, the fishing boat continued its course south toward Christmas Island, even as it began taking on water. AMSA had issued warnings for the crew to redirect to the nearest port for safety. As the situation developed, an Indonesian search-and-rescue launch was dispatched to assist the approximately 100 asylum seekers onboard. The rescue mission unfolded in the medium seas of the southern Sunda Strait, with the rescue vessel anticipated to reach the leaking boat late that night. Plans were in place for the asylum seekers to be safely landed at Merak in Java by early August 2, where they would subsequently fall under the care of the Immigration Department.