Coast Guard rescues 20 Bangladeshi fishermen after their boat capsizes

Express News Service

NEW DELHI: The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) on Tuesday rescued 20 Bangladeshi fishermen from the ocean in a swiftly coordinated search and rescue operation. The fishermen have been sighted by the ICG Dornier plane which was aloft on surveillance sortie to sanitise and render help to the affected mariners within the space near the coast off Odisha and West Bengal submit the landfall of cyclone Sitrang.

“During the surveillance sortie, ICG Dornier aircraft sighted approx 20 persons in water, about 90 NM from Sagar Island near Indo-Bangladesh International Maritime Border Line, as their boats had capsized during cyclone weather. The survivors were clinging onto floats and debris from the sunken fishing boat. ICG aircraft dropped liferaft in the vicinity and remained in the area till survivors embarked the life raft,” the ICG mentioned on Wednesday.

In addition, the service provider vessel Nanta Bhum, which was within the neighborhood and was on passage from Port Klang in Malaysia to Kolkata was diverted in direction of the stranded fishermen to select up the individuals from the raft. Also, ICG ships Vijaya, Varad and Fast Interceptor Craft C-426 have been diverted to enhance search and rescue efforts and sanitise the world. The Bangladeshi fishermen have been subsequently taken over by ICG Ship Vijaya. Thereafter, ICG undertook two extra air sorties to sanitise all the space affected in the course of the passage of the cyclone, to rule out any additional incidents within the space.

“The fishermen were checked by a medical officer on board ICG ship for their fitness. These fishermen are planned to be handed over to the Bangladesh Coast Guard,” the assertion mentioned. There is an settlement for a similar between the 2 Coast Guards.

The ICG had initiated pre-emptive and preventive actions in coordination with the state governments of Odisha and West Bengal to mitigate the chance posed by the approaching cyclone. The advisory was additionally shared with Bangladesh Coast Guard. Throughout the passage of the cyclone, climate advisory was aired by ICG by means of Radar Station and Remote working Stations, mentioned the ICG.

Spotted throughout surveillance sortie 

The fishermen have been sighted by the ICG Dornier plane which was aloft on surveillance sortie to sanitise and render help to the affected mariners within the space near the coast off Odisha and West Bengal submit the landfall of cyclone Sitrang.

NEW DELHI: The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) on Tuesday rescued 20 Bangladeshi fishermen from the ocean in a swiftly coordinated search and rescue operation. The fishermen have been sighted by the ICG Dornier plane which was aloft on surveillance sortie to sanitise and render help to the affected mariners within the space near the coast off Odisha and West Bengal submit the landfall of cyclone Sitrang.

“During the surveillance sortie, ICG Dornier aircraft sighted approx 20 persons in water, about 90 NM from Sagar Island near Indo-Bangladesh International Maritime Border Line, as their boats had capsized during cyclone weather. The survivors were clinging onto floats and debris from the sunken fishing boat. ICG aircraft dropped liferaft in the vicinity and remained in the area till survivors embarked the life raft,” the ICG mentioned on Wednesday.

In addition, the service provider vessel Nanta Bhum, which was within the neighborhood and was on passage from Port Klang in Malaysia to Kolkata was diverted in direction of the stranded fishermen to select up the individuals from the raft. Also, ICG ships Vijaya, Varad and Fast Interceptor Craft C-426 have been diverted to enhance search and rescue efforts and sanitise the world. The Bangladeshi fishermen have been subsequently taken over by ICG Ship Vijaya. Thereafter, ICG undertook two extra air sorties to sanitise all the space affected in the course of the passage of the cyclone, to rule out any additional incidents within the space.

“The fishermen were checked by a medical officer on board ICG ship for their fitness. These fishermen are planned to be handed over to the Bangladesh Coast Guard,” the assertion mentioned. There is an settlement for a similar between the 2 Coast Guards.

The ICG had initiated pre-emptive and preventive actions in coordination with the state governments of Odisha and West Bengal to mitigate the chance posed by the approaching cyclone. The advisory was additionally shared with Bangladesh Coast Guard. Throughout the passage of the cyclone, climate advisory was aired by ICG by means of Radar Station and Remote working Stations, mentioned the ICG.

Spotted throughout surveillance sortie 

The fishermen have been sighted by the ICG Dornier plane which was aloft on surveillance sortie to sanitise and render help to the affected mariners within the space near the coast off Odisha and West Bengal submit the landfall of cyclone Sitrang.