Indian Coast Guard Rescues Crew Found Drifting in a Dinghy

Indian Coast Guard Rescues Crew Found Drifting in a Dinghy

Six seafarers are thanking the Indian Navy and the lucky chance that they were spotted by a passing vessel while they were adrift in a small dinghy. They were safely rescued and brought to an Indian port, reported to be in good health. The LPG tanker Epic Susui (8,100 dwt) operated by BW Epic Kosan was sailing from Duqm, Oman to Chittagong, Bangladesh when it contacted the Indian Coast Guard on Wednesday, May 14, reporting that it had spotted a …

Cargo vessel sinks off Mangaluru, Coast Guard rescues six crew members

MANGALURU : The Indian Coast Guard has rescued six crew members of a cargo vessel that sank about 60 nautical miles off Mangaluru on its way to Lakshadweep, officials said on Friday. The Indian Coast Guard also shared on X photographs of its ship ‘Vikram‘, which was on patrol and diverted for the search and rescue operation. “At 1215 hours on May 14, the ICG received a distress alert from MT Epic Susui, a transiting vessel, reporting the sighti…

Cargo Ship Headed To Lakshadweep Sinks Off Mangaluru, All 6 Crew Rescued

Image Credits: Indian Coast Guard/X A cargo ship transporting cement, construction materials, and food supplies sank early on May 14 in the Arabian Sea, around 60 to 70 nautical miles southwest of Mangaluru, Karnataka. All six crew members were safely rescued by the Indian Coast Guard in a timely operation. The vessel, named MSV Salaamath, had departed from Mangaluru Port on May 12 and was heading toward Kadmat Island in Lakshadweep, with its ar…

Coast Guard rescues 6 as vessel sinks at sea off Mangaluru

New Delhi, May 16 (PTI) The Indian Coast Guard rescued six crew members of a vessel which sank 60 nautical miles off Mangaluru, officials said Friday.The ICG also shared photos of its ship Vikram which was on patrol and was diverted for the search and rescue operation."@IndiaCoastGuard swiftly responded to a distress alert and rescued six crew members of MSV SALAMATH, which sank 60 Nm off #Mangalore while on passage from #NewMangalore, #Karnatak…

Six rescued by Indian Coast Guard after cargo vessel sinks off Mangaluru coast

Bengaluru: The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) rescued six crew members of the cargo vessel MSV Salamath after it sank in the early hours of May 14, approximately 60 to 70 nautical miles southwest of Mangaluru, Karnataka, the ICG said in a statement on Friday. According to the statement, at 12.15 pm on May 14, the ICG received a distress alert from MT Epic Susui, a passing vessel, which reported sighting a small boat adrift with six survivors on board …

Indian Coast Guard Rescues Six Crew Members from Sinking Cargo Ship Off Mangaluru Coast

Mangaluru: The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) successfully rescued six crew members of the cargo vessel MSV Salamat, which sank about 60–70 nautical miles southwest of Mangaluru in the early hours of May 14. At around 12:15 PM on May 14, the ICG received a distress alert from a passing ship, MT Epic Susui, reporting a small boat adrift with six survivors approximately 52 nautical miles off the Suratkal coast. Responding swiftly, ICG Ship Vikram, which…