On Friday 13th July, 2012, we dispatched our salvage tug "TSAVLIRIS HELLAS", from her Ponta Delgada salvage station, to the assistance of the general cargo vessel "FARUK KAAN" (GT 7,738, DWT 9,370), laden with about 7,300 M/T of steel products, disabled about 700 nautical miles northwest of Cape Verde Islands.

Convoy arrived safely at Mindelo outer anchorage under tow on the 25th July, 2012.

On the 29th July the vessel was shifted to Mindelo inner anchorage and was redelivered to her owners.