Coast Guards save sinking boat with 5 crew members off Jakhau coast in Gujarat

Ahmedabad: The Indian Coast Guard has saved a sinking boat and five of its crew members in Arabian sea off Jakhau coast in Gujarat.

Defence spokesperson wing commander Abhishek Matiman today said that at about 50 nautical miles away from Jakhau an Indian fishing boat Urvasagar last afternoon raised a distress call. Coast guard ship Meera Behn maintaining routine patrol in area acknowledged and diverted to respond.

‘On arriving at the scene of action in the night, it noticed the fishing boat partly submerged in water. There were five crew onboard and were recovered safely. The ship’s boarding team were lowered to assess the situation and the operations room at Okha was informed. It was ascertained that water ingress from the machinery compartment of the boat lead to such a situation. The coast guard personnel by using the portable submersible pumps de-flooded the compartments of the boat. It took approximately 3 hours to stabilize the boat and take the situation under control. The boat and its crew were later towed till Jakhau coast and handed over to another boat arranged by the owner,’ he said.

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