VP-8.On 10 April, P-3 Orion The Lockheed P-3 Orion is a maritime patrol aircraft of numerous militaries around the world, used primarily for maritime patrol, reconnaissance, and anti-submarine warfare. aircraft from VP-8 played a critical role in the rescue of four Philippine fishermen. The fishing vessel Maria Emelyn II had been adrift in the South China Sea since 21 March. The Navy offered search and rescue assistance after Republic of the Philippines assets were unable to locate the fishermen. Within three days, VP-8 located the stranded vessel 60 nautical nau·ti·cal adj. Of, relating to, or characteristic of ships, shipping, sailors, or navigation on a body of water. [From Latin nauticus, from Greek nautikos, from miles off the Spratly Islands Spratly Islands, group of about 100 low islands and coral reefs in the central South China Sea, intersecting busy shipping lanes. The whole group is claimed by China, Taiwan, and Vietnam, and parts are claimed by Malaysia and the Philippines. . VP-8 and a Philippine ship helped direct the fishermen to safety. |
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