The fishermen were sighted by the ICG Dornier aircraft which was aloft on surveillance sortie to sanitise and render assistance to the affected mariners in the area close to the coast off Odisha.
When a powerful storm swept through the Bay of Bengal earlier this week, the Indian Coast Guard came to the aid of Bangladeshi fishermen whose boats w.
The Indian Coast Guard rescued 20 Bangladeshi fishermen following a swift search and rescue operation post landfall of cyclone Sitrang on October 25 Tuesday
The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) saved the lives of 20 Bangladeshi fishermen in the Bay of Bengal in the wake of Cyclone Sitrang that claimed at least 35 lives in the neighbouring nation and destroyed property worth crores.According to a senior ICG .
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. In a swift operation, the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) rescued 20 Bangladeshi fishermen from the sea off Sagar Island near the Indo-Bangladesh international maritime border line after their boats had capsized, the defence ministry said on Wednesday. India News | Indian Coast Guard Rescues 20 Bangladeshi Fishermen.
In a swift operation, the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) rescued 20 Bangladeshi fishermen from the sea off Sagar Island near the Indo-Bangladesh international maritime border line.
New Delhi, Oct. 26 (PTI): In a swift operation, the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) rescued 20 Bangladeshi fishermen from the sea off Sagar Island near the Indo-Bangladesh international maritime border line after their boats had capsized, the defence ministry said on Wednesday. The fishermen were rescued on Tuesday and subsequently handed over to the Bangladesh Coast Guard. A Coast Guard Dornier aircraft on surveillance sortie post landfall of Cyclone ‘Sitrang’ sighted the capsized boats and alerted the rescue teams. The ICG launched its Dornier aircraft post landfall of the cyclone to sanitise the area close to the coast off Odisha and West Bengal and to assist the mariners affected by the storm. “During the surveillance sortie, ICG Dornier aircraft sighted approximately 20 people in the water about 90 nautical miles from the IMBL (Indo-Bangladesh international maritime border line),” the ministry said. “The survivors were clinging onto the floats and debris from the sunken fishing boat. ICG dropped the life raft in the vicinity and remained in the area till survivors embarked on the life raft,” it said in a statement. It said the ICG aircraft diverted merchant vessel ‘Nanta Bhum’, which was in the vicinity during its passage from Port.
Indian Coast Guard (ICG) rescued 20 Bangladeshi fishermen from the sea off Sagar Island near Indo-Bangladesh International Maritime Border Line (IMBL) on 25 Oct
Twenty Bangladeshi fishermen were rescued by the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) from the sea off Sagar Island near international maritime border line after their boats capsized due to Cyclone Sitrang.