The Indian Coast Guard today rescued eleven crew members from the distressed MV ITT Puma during a challenging night-time Search and Rescue operation. The Mumbai-registered general cargo vessel was en route from Kolkata to Port Blair when it reportedly sank near Sagar Island of West Bengal.
Defence Ministry said, the Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Centre, Chennai initially received a distress signal late in the evening yesterday. The Indian Coast Guard’s Regional Headquarters (North East) in Kolkata promptly mobilised two ICG vessels and a Dornier aircraft to the site. The Dornier aircraft, equipped with advanced night-capable sensors detected adrift life rafts and sighted survival red flares from the distressed crew.
