Indian Navy to the rescue! Deploys naval ships for search, rescue of missing fishermen

Mangalore, April 15: Indian Navy has deployed its naval ships and aircraft for the Search and Rescue (SAR) of missing fishermen at the coast of Mangalore.

 

 

On April 13, an Indian Fishing Boat 'IFB Rabah' with 14 fishermen had suffered a collision with a Singapore flag merchant ship 'MV APL Le Havre', 40 nautical miles west of New Mangalore.

 

Indian Naval Ships Tillanchang and Kalpeni along with naval aircraft from Goa were deployed in the area to augment SAR efforts of Coast Guard vessels.

 

 

While two rescued fishermen have been shifted to safety ashore, three bodies have been recovered thus far. The search is on for the remaining nine fishermen.

 

 

To assist in the rescue efforts INS Subhadra, a patrol vessel, was sailed from Karwar with a Diving Team embarked. The ship arrived at the scene in the early hours of April 14. Two specialist diving teams are undertaking snag line search in the area in an effort to locate the sunk fishing craft.