NE NEWS SERVICE
CHENNAI, AUG 27
The Indian Coast Guard successfully coordinated the rescue of 16 personnel , including three missing Indian nationals, in foreign waters of Malaysia on Friday, August 26. In the late hours of August 25, MRCC Mumbai received information regarding three missing Indian nationals from the Guyana-flagged tanker, MT Vora, off the Malaysian Coast, the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) said in a statement.
@IndiaCoastGuard successfully co-ordinated rescue of 16 personnel including 03 Indian nationals on 26 Aug from a stranded boat ‘WARATIMA 2001’ off Malaysian coast outside Indian Search & Rescue Region in close collaboration with #SAR agencies of #Malaysia #Singapore & #Indonesia. pic.twitter.com/IZ2Pg2T1Cg
— Indian Coast Guard (@IndiaCoastGuard) August 27, 2022
Considering the gravity of the situation and the lives at stake, MRCC Mumbai coordinated the rescue operation in collaboration with SAR coordinating agencies of Singapore, Indonesia and Malaysia.
“With persistent efforts, the boat was located by Malaysian authorities off the Malaysian coast on August 26 which ran out of fuel on her passage. The 16 personnel , including three missing Indian nationals, have been rescued and are being taken to Malaysia for further investigation/formalities,” the statement said.
The poise and leverage of the Indian Coast Guard in responding to the distress call of our fellow countrymen, away from the Indian search and rescue region in foreign waters in the shortest possible time was able to provide succor.
The seamless coordination with three countries in the Indo-Pacific region has put forth the Indian Coast Guard’s capabilities and capacities living up to the motto “We Protect” and vindicating its adage of service.
