Navy Helps Put Out Fire On Missile-Hit Merchant Ship Carrying 22 Indians
NDTV
In a statement, the Indian Navy said that a team of 10 firefighters brought the fire under control after six hours.
A fire fighting team from an Indian Navy warship extinguished a massive fire onboard a merchant ship on Saturday night after the vessel was struck by a missile in the Gulf of Aden. Fire onboard MV #MarlinLuanda brought under controlBased on request from Master of the MV, the fire fighting team from #INSVisakhapatnam comprising 10 Indian Naval personnel with specialist fire fighting equipment embarked the vessel in early hours of #27Jan 24.After six… https://t.co/d5yxgWI42Ypic.twitter.com/RsLPKOpXTU
INS Visakhapatnam responded to a SOS call from merchant vessel Marlin Launda after it was targeted by missile on Saturday. The oil tanker has 22 Indians and one Bangladeshi national on board.
