Mitsui O.S.K. Lines
The survivors spent nearly 30 hours in liferafts before the aircraft spotted them. Flares were fired from the rafts, and the aircraft blinked its landing lights in response and directed nearby merchant ships to the scene. The lights of the Mitsui O.S.K. Lines woodchip carriers and were sighted by the survivors at 1:30 am local time and the rescue was completed by 8 am local time.