Indian Navy at rescue even if it's China! P-8I aircraft deployed in IOR to rescue after a Chinese fishing vessel sinks with 39 Onboard
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New Delhi, May 18: In a swift humanitarian action, the Indian Navy has deployed its air assets for search and rescue operations after a Chinese fishing vessel sank in the Indian Ocean with 39 people on board. The Chinese fishing vessel, which had crew from China, Indonesia & the Philippines, capsized in the central part of the Indian Ocean on Tuesday.
The Indian Navy on May 17 deployed its P-8I aircraft in the southern Indian Ocean Region, approximately 900 NM from India, as part of search and rescue efforts to locate the Chinese fishing vessel Lu Peng Yuan Yu 028.
"P8I aircraft have carried out multiple & extensive searches despite adverse weather & located multiple objects possibly belonging to the sunken vessel. As an immediate response, SAR equipment was deployed at the scene by the Indian aircraft on request of PLA(N) ships closing the area," the INdian Navy tweeted.
In a swift humanitarian action on 17 May #IndianNavy deployed its Air MR assets in the Southern IOR approx 900 Nm from India, in response to sinking of a #Chinese Fishing Vessel Lu Peng Yuan Yu 028 with 39 crew onboard. The crew incl nationals from China, Indonesia & Philippines pic.twitter.com/gbcbh8DlSc
— SpokespersonNavy (@indiannavy) May 18, 2023
"In a display of India’s obligations as a #credible & #responsible partner for ensuring #safety at sea, the #IndianNavy units also coordinated #SAR efforts with other units in the area & guided #PLA(N) warships transiting to the scene of incident," it said.
"Indian Navy continues to remain deployed to provide all possible assistance to the ongoing SAR efforts," it added.
Xinhua news agency reported that two bodies have been found so far. "The ongoing search operation following the capsizing of the Lu Peng Yuan Yu 028 found and salvaged the remains of two victims," the report said.
The boat capsised within Australia's vast search-and-rescue region, Beijing's ambassador to Canberra said on Thursday, noting it was 5,000 kilometres (3,100 miles) to the west of Perth, the state capital of Western Australia.
Last month, Navy Chief Admiral R Hari Kumar said there was a "large presence" of Chinese vessels in the Indian Ocean Region and India kept a "very close watch" on the developments in the region to protect and preserve its national interests in the maritime domain, PTI reported.
"The Indian Navy's role is to protect, promote and preserve national interests in the maritime domain, wherever they are, and it assesses the threats and challenges," the Navy chief said.
"On a daily basis, it is being seen that there is a certain amount of contestation happening at sea. It is well below the threshold of conflict, but possibility of a full-fledged cannot be ruled out," he further said.
The boat capsised within Australia's vast search-and-rescue region, Beijing's ambassador to Canberra said on Thursday, noting it was 5,000 kilometres (3,100 miles) to the west of Perth, the state capital of Western Australia.
Last month, Navy Chief Admiral R Hari Kumar said there was a "large presence" of Chinese vessels in the Indian Ocean Region and India kept a "very close watch" on the developments in the region to protect and preserve its national interests in the maritime domain, PTI reported.
"The Indian Navy's role is to protect, promote and preserve national interests in the maritime domain, wherever they are, and it assesses the threats and challenges," the Navy chief said.
"On a daily basis, it is being seen that there is a certain amount of contestation happening at sea. It is well below the threshold of conflict, but possibility of a full-fledged cannot be ruled out," he further said.