Indian Coast Guard rescues 5 crew members from sinking boat
The Indian Coast Guard evacuated five fishermen from a sinking Indian fishing boat, Premsagar, at mid-sea, approximately 40 km from Porbandar, on Sunday.
The Indian Coast Guard evacuated five fishermen from a sinking Indian fishing boat, Premsagar, at mid-sea, approximately 40 km from Porbandar, on Sunday.
The two-day exercise was conducted under the stewardship of the Indian Coast Guard to validate the effectiveness of coastal security mechanisms along the Odisha coast, Coast Guard officials said in a statement on Thursday.
The US vessel, Bertholf, is a Legend-class maritime security cutter, equipped with advanced technology and weaponry, including helicopter landing pad, state-of-the-art sensors and communication equipment.
The contract is in line with the government's 'Atmanirbhar Bharat' objective to boost the nation's indigenous shipbuilding capability.
The operations team of the ICG swung into action immediately and dispatched two air cushion vehicles (hovercrafts) from Haldia and Sagar island to provide assistance
ICGS Sarthak is 4th in the series of five OPVs being built by Goa Shipyard Limited for the ICG.
Braving gusty winds and rains, the ICG helicopter expeditiously reached the area. The dark hours combined with rough seas at the location compounded the difficulty.
Resuming the rescue operation this morning, an ICG helicopter finally rescued the crew member identified as Rafique Shaikh and handed him over to the Palghar Police for further investigations.
The Defence Minister said the world is changing very rapidly with economic, political, and trade relations between the countries constantly fluctuating.
The flag hoisting ceremony is a PAN India initiative of the Indian Coast Guard where it planned to hoist the national flag at 100 island territories of India to mark the celebrations.