Twelve crew men of a sunken merchant vessel in the Arabian Sea were reportedly rescued by the Indian Coast Guard and Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA) working together. While traveling from Porbandar in Gujarat to Iran’s Bandar Abbas port, the ship sank in the body of water, officials said PTI.
The rescue mission was conducted in collaboration with PMSA and the Indian Coast Guard. In a news release, the ICG stated, “This humanitarian search and rescue mission saw a close collaboration between the Indian Coast Guard and PMSA, with both nations’ maritime rescue coordination centres (MRCC) maintaining continuous communication throughout the operation,” according to PTI.
This is what took place.
On December 2, the merchant ship, known as the “MSV Al Piranpir,” set out carrying general goods. On Wednesday, the ship had an incident outside Indian seas. There was a search and rescue area in Pakistan where the incident occurred.
On the morning of December 4, the ship MSV Al Piranpir sunk after encountering flooding and choppy waters. Following a distress call to the Indian Coast Guard’s MRCC in Mumbai, the ICG regional headquarters (North West) in Gandhinagar was notified.
In order to notify nearby sailors, the rescue agencies requested assistance from MRCC Pakistan, and the ICG ship Sarthak hurried to the stated location. Twelve crew members who had deserted their ship and sought safety in a small dinghy were found thanks to Sarthak’s intensive search effort.