The Coast Guard Saturday saved the lives of six crew members of MSV Safina-Al-Mirzal, which sank mid-sea at about 30 nautical miles west of Kasaragod, Kerala. The dhow reportedly sunk as a result of flooding of its engine room.
Coast Guard Dornier 773 was on a routine MR sortie once they picked up a misery name at 11:35 am from MSV Safina-Al-Mirzal. After a 30-minute search, CG Dornier 773 sighted a particles and the six crew members, who have been floating within the water. After analysing the ocean circumstances, CG Dornier dropped the life raft mid-air.
In a swift sea-air coordinated operation #ICG Dornier plane and Fast Interceptor Boat C-448 rescued 06 crew of MSV Safina-Al-Mirzal. Dhow reported sunk as a result of flooding 30 NM west of Kasaragod #Kerala. All 06 Crew reported wholesome and safely delivered to New Mangalore harbour. pic.twitter.com/0haSv3JpGG
— Indian Coast Guard (@IndiaCoastGuard) March 20, 2021
The Coast Guard Karnataka, in a swift motion based mostly on inputs acquired from CG Dornier, deployed a Fast Interceptor Boat C-448 for a search and rescue mission. The C-448 reached the location in lower than one hour and rescued all of the six crew members in correct well being situation.
The six-member crew was taken to Mangalore harbour. Among the crew members, one was from Mangalore and the remaining have been from Gujarat.
The C-448 reached the location in lower than one hour and rescued all of the six crew members in a correct wholesome situation. (Defence PRO, Bengaluru)
After an preliminary evaluation by the rescue workforce, it was revealed that seepage of seawater into the boat’s engine room led to the sinking of the dhow.
MSV Safina-Al-Mirzal had sailed from the Old Mangalore Port on March 19 at 4:30 pm carrying 120 tons of spices, meals grains, greens, sand and granite.
