Indian Coast Guard rescues two fishermen off Okha Coast

Okha: In a swiftly coordinated operation, Indian Coast Guard (ICG) ship C-413 rescued two fishermen from a sinking fishing boat off Okha on Monday.

On Monday early morning, the owner of the fishing Boat Ratna Sagar approached ICG District Headquarters at Okha and reported flooding onboard Indian Fishing Boat (IFB) Ratna Sagar. ICG responded promptly and immediately fast interceptor class of ship ICGS C-413 was sailed and ALH helicopter from Porbandar was also deployed. The ICG ship proceeded with maximum speed to the datum which was 10 nm off Okha and the ALH helicopter hovered around the boat so as to vector the ICG ship towards the same. The other vessels operating in the vicinity were also alerted. The boat was observed to be flooded heavily, and submerged in water. The crew finally abandoned the boat which eventually sank. The floating crew were picked up safely by the ICG Ship and brought to Okha and handed over to the owner.

DeshGujarat

In a swift sea & air coordinated operation, @IndiaCoastGuard ship C-413 rescued two precious life of fishermen from a sunken boat off #Okha #Gujarat. Both rescued fishermen are safe & returned to the harbour.#SOLAS #WeProtect #SAR pic.twitter.com/dUBZBVYpOi

— Indian Coast Guard (@IndiaCoastGuard) August 8, 2022