Before I was transported over, knowing we could be there several hours, I filled my pocket with Chocolate Milk boxes.

Here's what I found: The shaft, directly coupled to the transmission, and generator for electrical power, had seized.
We were already cabled to them, towing slightly. I reckoned I had about 2 hrs work to uncouple, so the generator could be run, & freewheel the shaft reducing drag & increasing towing speed

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We came to a stop, sent a zodiac over to assess and find out why they weren't communicating. In the video, they mention THE BUFFER, the senior Bosn who went to tie a towing hawser to them, and bring them under tow. A Navy ship goes too fast to tow a tiny Fishing vessel, so we were delayed greatly .

Captain called up senior specialists. Sent them to the flailing boat by Zodiac, over moderate seas, to assess & report back.
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In the aforementioned video, while leaving the Grand Banks, heading to St John's Newfoundland, the Navy ship, HMCS Ottawa stumbled upon a floundering Fishing Boat.

They might have been lost forever, had we not discovered them by accident.
They had lost power. Once the shaft stopped turning, electricity was lost too , and radio power for distress calls.

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