MANGALURU: In a prompt and swift SAR mission, the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has saved the precious lives of 15 Syrian nationality mariners from a foreign flag ship MV Princess Miral which ran aground off New Mangalore on Tuesday.
The SAR mission was coordinated by ICG ship Vikram and ICG ship Amartya by braving the rough weather condition. The crew of the grounded vessel has abandoned the ship due to a breach in the hull and ingress of water in holds. The vessel was bound for Lebanon from Malaysia, said DIG S B Venkatesh, commander, Coast Guard, Karnataka.
The successful operation and seamless coordination of Maritime Search and Rescue in the Indian Search and Rescue Region by ICG Units reaffirm ICGs capabilities as a nodal agency for M-SAR, he said.
