Watch Indian Coast Guard rescue 12 crew members from sunken ship

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Porbandar, December 05, 2024: ‘MSV Al Piranpir’ sank outside of Indian waters, within Pakistan’s search and rescue region on Wednesday while returning to Porbandar from Iran

The Indian coast guard rescued 12 crew members of a merchant ship from the country which sank on Wednesday in the north Arabian sea during it’s journey from Porbandar in Gujarat to Bandar Abbas port in Iran, reported news agency PTI.

Since ‘MSV Al Piranpir’ sank outside of Indian waters, within Pakistan’s search and rescue region, a joint operation was conducted by the Indian coast guard and Pakistan’s maritime security agency PMSA.

“This humanitarian search and rescue mission saw a close collaboration between the Indian Coast Guard and PMSA, with both nations’ maritime rescue coordination centres (MRCC) maintaining continuous communication throughout the operation,” a press release from the ICG said.

The merchant vessel, reportedly sank in the early hours of the morning on Wednesday due to rough conditions at sea and flooding, while it was on it’s way to Porbandar with general cargo.

❗️ Indian, Pakistani Coast Guards Rescue Crew of Sunken 🇮🇳 Vessel

In a coordinated operation, 12 crew members of the sunken Indian dhow MSV Al Piranpir were rescued from the Arabian Sea.

The crew got on board a dinghy after their vessel sank on Wednesday, the Indian Coast Guard… pic.twitter.com/Ab9EQGnbnq

— RT_India (@RT_India_news) December 5, 2024