Fishing Boat Catches Fire Off Gujarat Coast, Coast Guard Rescues 7 On Board
NDTV
The ICG Maritime Rescue Sub Centre (MRSC) at Porbandar received a distress alert around 9:45 am regarding a fire on board 'Jay Bhole' 50 kilometres off the coast, the ICG said in a release.
The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) rescued seven crew members of a fishing boat after it caught fire in the Arabian Sea off the Gujarat coast on Monday.
The ICG Maritime Rescue Sub Centre (MRSC) at Porbandar received a distress alert around 9:45 am regarding a fire on board 'Jay Bhole' 50 kilometres off the coast, the ICG said in a release.
Interceptor Class Ships C-161 and C-156 were immediately diverted and an Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) launched from ICG Air Station at Porbandar to carry out a rescue operation, the force's release said.
"Upon reaching the site at around 10:20 am, the ICG teams found the crew had abandoned the boat after failing to douse the fire. Out of the seven crew on board, two were rescued by a dinghy boat operating nearby and five others were missing. Thereafter, in an arduous sea-air coordinated effort of approximately two hours, all five missing crew were found and airlifted by the ICG helicopter," it said.