On 27 December, Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines' ‎ship Braemar came to the aid of a sailing yacht marooned in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, with the dramatic rescue of the 14-metre Nicollet and its four Polish passengers and crew, who had been adrift for nearly three days, the company said in a statement.

‎The ship was cruising from Santa Cruz, Tenerife to Bridgetown, Barbados, at a speed of 16.2 knots, when the Officer of the Watch ‎spotted the drifting sailing yacht Nicollet on the radar, positioned in the Atlantic Ocean, 10 nautical miles from the cruise ship.

The officer contacted the Nicollet to make sure that everything was in order, since the yacht was drifting and no sails were hoisted. The yacht confirmed that the steering gear was broken and the sea anchor had been deployed. The yacht had been drifting for 2.5 days‎ and was en route from Las Palmas to Dominica. The Nicollet was carrying two passengers, one male and one female, and two male crew members, all of Polish nationality.

The Braemar's Master, Captain Robert Bamberg, contacted the Nicollet and asked what assistance was required. The Skipper of the sailing yacht requested that the cruise ship take the two passengers on board and supply some material for the necessary repairs to the Nicollet, which the two crew members would carry out.