SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic .- The intervention of an officer of the Naval Auxiliary Dominicans (AND) saved the lives of three people who were adrift after losing the helm of a sailboat near the island of Puerto Rico in the middle of a sea in severe conditions.

The Commander of the AND Joaquín Pacheco, who was traveling to St. Thomas on his sailboat "Gaucho," quickly came to the aid of the vessel "Silvia", where flares were thrown in aid request signal 10 miles This island Caja de Muertos.

He reported that, when approaching the site and noted that three people were in danger aboard the ship without rudder or communication, who was also beaten by the sea, contacted the Coast Guard of the United States, immediately made the rescue operation and towing.

"Both the crew of the vessel concerned and officials of the U.S. Coast Guard thanked us very warmly assistance," testified the Commander of the DNA in a report to that body's executive officer, Captain Juan Carlos Porcella .

Because of this aid in offshore waters, the Dominican Naval Auxiliary, under the command of Commodore José Antonio National Najri-received congratulations from John C. Brian Cooper and McArdie, official Coast Guard Auxiliary of the United States.

About Dominican Naval Auxiliary

The body of the Naval Auxiliary Dominicans (AND) was created by executive decree on December 9, 2009 to serve in emergencies nautical and aerial support to the Dominican Navy. The DNA already have 186 members, 134 boats and 8 aircraft and helicopters covering the whole of Spain, strategically divided into 5 regions.