The vessel has hardly been seen since its crew was rescued about 1,300 miles southeast of Bermuda back in 2018.
Sunday's surprise arrival was the first time the Alta had been seen since last September, when a Royal Navy ship tweeted that its crew had spotted it in the middle of the Atlantic.
"We closed the vessel to make contact and offer our assistance, but no one replied," the HMS Protector said.The Alta crew abandoned ship after calling for help during a trip from Greece to Haiti, when it ran into trouble and was left drifting for nearly three weeks.
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