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Coast Guard rescues nine stranded fishermen in Mumbai

Updated on: 08 September,2016 07:00 AM IST  | 
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The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has rescued nine fishermen after their boat drifted away due to an engine failure

Coast Guard rescues nine stranded fishermen in Mumbai

The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has rescued nine fishermen after their boat drifted away due to an engine failure.


"At 09.20 AM on September 6, the ICG aircraft intercepted distressed fishing boat - Shree Om Shakti Sai - with nine fishermen at 82 nautical miles, South West of Daman. The boat had been drifting due to engine failure since 10.50 PM on September 4," a Defence release issued here said today.


"ICG ship Sankalp, which was on area patrol, was diverted to provide assistance and it reached Datum at 6 PM on September 6. Food and water was provided to stranded fishermen," it said.


As per the release, ICGS Sankalp commenced towing of boat at 7.10 PM on September 6 and arrived off Mumbai at 12.00 noon on the next day for handing over of the boat along with its crew to Fisheries department. "The crew of the boat are safe and healthy," it added.

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