The Specific Command of San Andr茅s y Providencia through the frigate ARC 'Independiente', which is exercising sovereignty in the Archipelagic department, assisted a Honduran-flagged motorboat, named 'Lucky Lady', which was adrift, due to a mechanical failure, 125 nautical miles from San Andres Island.
The emergency that was reported through an emergency call by the fishing boat was treated timely by the highly trained and qualified personnel of the Colombian Navy, who used the equipment and techniques necessary to carry out the maneuver of repair and provide humanitarian assistance, verifying through their military nurses, the health status of the 16 fishermen on board.