Amid heavy rains, Cargo ship from Gujarat stuck on the rocks in Arabian sea off Maharashtra coast

Palghar: A cargo ship from Gujarat went adrift and was stuck on the rocks off Vangaon village following stormy weather and rough conditions in the Arabian Sea, here early this morning, officials said today.

The incident came to light when some local fishermen informed about the massive ship stranded on the rocks, Vangaon PI Rahul Patil said.
There are around 13 crew members on board the stranded vessel and they all are safe.

Captain of the ship, V V Pillai said that the ship ‘M V Nanda Aparna’ sailed from Hazira port in South Gujarat to Alibaug in Raigad of Maharashtra last week with a cargo of steel. After unloading the cargo, it had set sail back from Alibaug to Hazira on last evening.

”Everything was okay till around 2 am today. Thereafter, we encountered extremely heavy rain, very high waves, almost zero visibility and we seemed to have lost course. Around 4 am we found that we were stuck on the rocky shores off Palghar,” Captain Pillai told media persons from onboard.

He said all the crew members are safe and there’s sufficient food and water for them on board and they are awaiting help from the owners, M/s Eco Pronch Logistics Pvt. Ltd. Surat.

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