Indian Navy provides assistance to stranded cargo ship in Gulf of Oman
The Hindu
The Indian Navy provided assistance to a stranded cargo ship with seven Indian crew members as it was drifting in the Gulf of Oman following failure of its propulsion and power generation systems, officials said on Friday. The cargo ship was going from Oman to Iraq, they said.
The Indian Navy provided support to the stranded ship MV Nayan on Thursday after its frigate INS Talwar received a call from the cargo vessel requesting for technical assistance, the officials said.
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