Coast Guard rescues 20 persons off Gujarat coast
June 28, 2009
Coast Guard rescues 20 persons off Gujarat coast
Porbandar, DeshGujarat, 28 June, 2009
Indian Coast Guard (ICG) rescued 20 crew members of two ships, which had sunk two days back 20 nautical miles off Okha coast in Gujarat due to rough weather in the Arabian sea.
The rescue operation lasted for 25 hours with the help of boats, choppers and an aircraft, employed in rescue operation.
The ships in trouble were returning from Dubai but due to rough whather they stranded in the Arabian sea.
Meanwhile in another incident, two Somalian looking mens’ dead bodies, Somalian currency and one Somalian boat were found near Porbandar off Gujarat coast.
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