Dwarka: The Indian Coast Guard received a SOS message from the owner of fishing boat ‘Padmawati’ about it being adrift at sea on 27 August 2024. The vessel was about 15 km from Dwaraka and had suffered machinery breakdown due to rough weather and sea conditions off the Gujarat coast.

There were 13 lives onboard the boat, and the SOS was raised for the safety of their lives. The ICG, as ‘First Responder At Sea,’ immediately deployed an ALH helicopter to take stock of the situation. Meanwhile, ICG ship Abheek was diverted for the rescue operations, despite adverse weather and very rough sea conditions.

The distressed boat was taken under tow by the ship in a night operation that was executed despite hostile weather conditions and brought back early in the in the morning of 28 August 2024 to Okha safely with all 13 crew. DeshGugrat