Indian Coast Guard Operation To Rescue Crew Of Sinking Barge MV Mangalam; 16 Crew Members Rescued

The Coast Guard on June 17 deployed a ship and two Chetak helicopters to rescue 16 crew members of barge MV Mangalam. The vessel went aground near Revdanda in Raigad district. A statement from the Coast Guard said early morning it received telephonic information from the second officer of Indian flagged MV Mangalam (IMO-9084619) intimating the vessel was partially sinking with 16 crew on board, around 3 km near Revdanda Jetty in Raigad. It added that the Master of the vessel, who was planning to abandon it, intimated that the crew were in panic. Following this, the Coast Guard team pacified the Master and the crew. The Coast Guard requested them to remain on board as a Coast Guard ship was being deployed to help them, the statement added. Later in the day, Coast Guard ship ‘Subhadra Kumari Chauhan’ sailed out from Dighi harbour. Two Coast Guard helicopters were also got into service from air station, Daman. The statement said that Subhadra Kumari Chauhan arrived in the area of the distressed vessel around 10.15 am. After Subhadra Kumari Chauhan assessed the situation, it lowered her boats to rescue the members of the crew.