ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Navy Ship ALAMGIR (Oliver Hazard Perry Class Frigate) while on counter-piracy mission under Task Force-151 provided logistic assistance to sailing yacht BENYLEO 2, which was in dire need of fuel in area about 180 NM North East of Somalia. Sailing yacht BENYLEO 2 is owned by Joao Armindo Furtado of Azores Island Portugal, who is currently on round the world sailing trip with his wife Joana Amen and two children aged eight and five. It is the first family from Azores Island to embark on round the world sailing expedition, said a statement issued here by directorate of public relations of Pakistan Navy on Wednesday. BENYLEO-2 left Port of Galle, Sri Lanka, for Eritrea with necessary logistics. However, due to unexpected adverse weather, the expedition exhausted its entire stock of fuel.
Published in Daily Times, May 3rd 2018.
