Indian Coast Guard rescues 12 from sinking supply ship - SAFETY4SEA - Safety4Sea

On January 1, the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) successfully rescued 12 members of the unit from a sinking proviso vessel successful the Arabian Sea disconnected the seashore of Gujarat.

The cognition took spot connected New Year’s Eve, aft a distress connection received by the ICG Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) based successful Mumbai astatine astir 11 am.

The Motorized Supply Vessel (MSV) was reported to beryllium flooded heavy and sinking. As it yet sank, 12 unit members from India were taken up connected the Motor Tanker (MT) Searanger.

Upon getting the call, the MRCC alerted vessels operating adjacent the incidental country and coordinated with the Maritime Rescue sub-centre (MRSC), Porbandar, to divert a centrifugal tanker dubbed Searanger to assistance the vessel.

The ICG vas Sarthak operating successful the country was besides diverted, and the ICG accelerated interceptor people of vas C-152 sailed from Gujarat’s Vadinar.