Offshore Tug Bourbon Rhode in Distress After Getting Caught in Hurricane Lorenzo

Same site - weather.com: Three Rescued After Tugboat Sinks in Hurricane Lorenzo; NOAA Hurricane Planes Aid in Search

  • The Bourbon Rhode sank Thursday with 14 crew on board.
  • An emergency beacon indicated the boat was in the center of Hurricane Lorenzo.
  • The three survivors are reported to be in good health.

Sounds like they were in or near the eye wall.

Bricquer said the survivors were found by a French search plane at about 9 a.m. UTC on Saturday. They reported that the boat had sunk Thursday, around midday UTC.

An emergency beacon indicated the Bourbon Rhode was in the center of the hurricane.

“They were a little bit north of the eye,” Bricquer said.