Coast Guard rescues 22 crew members from ship

Story by  ATV | Posted by  Nakul Shivani • 1 Years ago
Indian Coast Guard rescued 22 people on Wednesday
Indian Coast Guard rescued 22 people on Wednesday

 

New Delhi

The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) on Wednesday rescued 22 crew of a distressed vessel in the Arabian sea, 185 km from the Porbandar coast in Gujarat.

According to the ICG officials, the rescue mission was launched after a distress alert regarding uncontrolled flooding onboard a merchant vessel was received at 8 AM.

All the 22 crew members including 20 Indians, one Pakistani and one Sri Lankan national are safe and were brought to Porbandar.

Coast Guard immediately responded and alerted all stakeholders. Despite adverse weather conditions, one Dornier aircraft was launched from Indian Coast Guard Air Station Porbandar at 9.00 AM for situation assessment and relaying of information to the vessels in the vicinity.

ICGS Shoor, already present at sea, was also directed to immediately reach the area.

Braving very rough seas, the ICG ship proceeded to the area with maximum speed. The indigenously built twin-engine Advanced Light Helicopters from ICG air station Porbandar were also roped in for the rescue mission.

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The vessel was on its way from Khor Fakkan in the UAE to Karwar carrying 6,000 tonnes of Bitumen.