Coast Guard rescues 6 fishermen from capsized boat near Indo-Pak Maritime border off Gujarat coast

Porbandar:

The India Coast Guard today brought here the six fishermen rescued from a capsized boat near Indo-Pak maritime border in the Arabian sea.

A defence spokesperson today said that Indian Coast Guard Ship Samudra Pavak rescued 06 crew of Fishing Boat Kalyeshwari from high seas, while maintaining patrol along the Indo-Pak maritime border.

A distress call from Fishing Boat Kalyeshwari relayed by another Fishing Boat Naukeshwari alerted the mariners at sea on yesterday at around 1030 hrs. The stranded boat was reportedly sinking 42 nautical miles west of Jakhau, Gujarat. Upon receipt of information, the Coast Guard vessel was diverted for rendering assistance towards the rescue position indicated. ICGS Samudra Pavak reached the rescue site by around 1230 hrs.

At the first instance, the distress boat was found capsized and wholly submerged with reported heavy ingress of water. All the 06(six) crew of the fishing boat were rescued and brought back to Porbandar. The crew were safely landed at Porbandar harbour by around 1600 hrs today.

DeshGujarat