Indian Navy Undertakes Rescue Missions and Swift Search in Arabian Sea: Cyclone Tauktae

In a swift response to SOS by an Indian vessel adrift in Arabian Sea, early morning 17th May, a naval helicopter was dispatched, for rescuing the stranded crew of Indian flagged Tug ‘Coromondel Supporter XI’, which was adrift North West of Mangalore,



Karnataka.

 

Rough seas, because of cyclone Tauktae, has resulted in flooding of the vessel’s machinery compartments rendering it without propulsion and power supply, and the crew without any support. Four personnel rescued by the helicopter were transferred to a nearby Coast Guard vessel.