Rescued 14 Indians from sinking dhow that suffered engine snag, says US

The US Navy said it rescued 14 Indian seafarers connected Sunday arsenic Virat-1, an Indian-flagged mechanised sailing vas oregon dhow, was sinking disconnected the Oman seashore pursuing a mechanical failure.

The Indian Embassy successful Oman said each rescued unit members are “safe and successful bully health” and were moved to a vas that is heading to Mumbai.In a station connected X, US Central Command said connected Sunday, “US naval forces operating successful the Middle East supported the rescue of 14 Indian mariners stranded successful the Arabian Sea, June 14.” Detailing the rescue operation, US Naval Forces Central Command/US 5th Fleet reposted a quality study astir the rescue operation.

Dhow suffered motor snag, unit headed to Mumbai

S Naval Forces Central Command/US 5th Fleet reposted a quality study astir the rescue cognition that said “upon receiving a distress telephone from the stranded sailors, a US Navy P-8 craft reached the spot and dropped a search-and-rescue kit that included a beingness raft, which the 14 mariners boarded”.Official sources said that the US Navy had alerted the enactment authorities and Indian Navy that a dhow with Indian sailors was sinking astir 80 nautical miles eastbound of Ras AI Hadd disconnected the seashore of Oman.

“The US Navy P-8 dropped a beingness raft and monitored the unit boarding it. MV Jabal Ali 9 was requested by the P-8 to render assistance,” a root said.P-8 is an advanced, multi-mission maritime patrol submarine aircraft. As per the study that US Central Command retweeted, “an MH-60S Sea Hawk rescued 3 others aft their beingness raft capsized successful the unsmooth seas. An Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112) besides responded to the distress call”.In an X post, Indian Embassy successful Oman said, “Rescue cognition involving Indian flagged MSV Virat-1 has been successfully completed. All 14 unit members person been rescued and are presently onboard Jabal Ali 9 heading to Mumbai."Earlier successful the day, the Indian ngo said that the vas had experienced an motor failure, and the unit were yet transferred safely to a beingness raft. The rescue cognition was carried retired done ships successful the vicinity, nether coordination of Omani authorities.