Tuesday, July 15, 2014
11 crewmembers rescued from tilting cargo ship
The Indian Coast Guard braved stormy weather Monday to rescue 11 of 16 crewmen from a drifting cargo vessel in the Arabian Sea off Revdanda Port in Raigad, according to an official there.
The M.V. Priyanka was tilting dangerously around three kilometers off the coast of Raigad, according to the Coast Guard's Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre, who responded to the call.
A total of 16 Indian crewmen we on board the ship that had left Mumbai port Sunday with a cargo of 1,900 tons of iron pellets.
Early Monday, the vessel broke anchor near Revdanda and started drifting due to the rough seas in heavy rain.
The Coast Guard deployed a helicopter from Mumbai, and rescue personnel managed to airlift 11 of the crew. The remainder — five others — had abandoned the ship earlier on a life raft directly after it tilted.
For more of the Business Standard story: business-standard.com
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