Coast Guard searching for French sailing vessel

<p>PORTSMOUTH&comma; Va&period; — The Coast Guard is searching the Atlantic Ocean 1&comma;582 miles east of San Juan&comma; Puerto Rico for four people aboard the French flagged sailing vessel Recidive&period; Coast Guard watchstanders received notification of a broadcast from a personal locator beacon assigned to the vessel at 1&colon;45 p&period;m&period; Saturday&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Using Amver&comma; the automated mutual assistance vessel rescue system&comma; the Coast Guard has directed the Greek flagged merchant vessel Delta Kanaris to the location of the broadcast&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;The Coast Guard has also launched a C-130 rescue crew from Air Station Elizabeth City&comma; N&period;C&period;&comma; to assist in the search&period; The French nationals were sailing from the Canary Islands to Martinique on a trans-Atlantic voyage&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;