It took weeks for a rescue vessel to pick them up.
The society also named one of their rescue vessels after the artist.
The first rescue vessel reached the area about an hour after the distress call went out.
The local coast guard fleet is bigger than before, with two special rescue vessels.
It has category 3 fire fighting and a rescue vessel.
Also expected were 1,200 tons of supplies for rescue vessels.
Within 1 hours all the children and passengers were transferred to the rescue vessels.
The rescue vessels are trying to stay with them, but it could be difficult.
Without it, they would have been looking forward to another day, maybe more, before a rescue vessel could locate them.
She was also the first would-be rescue vessel to search for the Fitzgerald.