In a swift response to an SOS from a distressed offshore coastal vessel, the Indian Navy and the Coast Guard on Wednesday swung into action to rescue 14 crew members of the vessel.
MV Coastal Pride, a cement carrier sunk 24 nautical miles south of Daman (75 NM North of Mumbai) on Wednesday morning, a Defence spokesperson said.
The navy launched a SeaKing chopper at 7:58 am from INS Shikra, Colaba, while CG launched two Chetak helicopters at around 8:40 am for the rescue operation.
Six persons were picked by the Coast Guard before the ship sank, while the SeaKing helicopter saved six persons from the water and Coast Guard picked two persons, after it sank
The rescued crew was safely evacuated to Umargaon. The navy helicopters on Monday had rescued 20 persons on board a listing merchant ship off Vasai coast in the neighbouring Palghar district.
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