NE NEWS SERVICE
AHMEDABAD, MAR 12
The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has rescued seven fishermen after a fishing boat caught fire in the Arabian sea along the Gujarat coast, a Defence release said on Friday.
In a swift operation #ICG ship Rajratan rescued 7 crew from Guj Regd IFB Harsidhi on fire about 37 NM seaward from Navadra #Gujarat #todate. All crew safely brought to #porbandar @DefenceMinIndia @FisheriesGoI pic.twitter.com/2wIGG5LV6n
— Indian Coast Guard (@IndiaCoastGuard) March 12, 2021
The boat was gutted in the fire and sank, an official release said.
The ICG ship Rajratan received a distress call on Thursday evening from a fishing boat that another boat named ”Harsiddhi” had caught fire around 37 nautical miles from Navadra, a coastal village in Devbhumi-Dwarka district.
The ICG rescued all the seven fishermen onboard the Harsiddhi with the help of another fishing boat.
But despite efforts to douse the fire for two hours, the Harsiddhi could not be salvaged, the release said.
The rescued fishermen who were taken to Porbandar told ICG officials that the fire broke out in the engine room and spread very fast, it said.