Ahmedabad: Indian coast guard personnel on Sunday saved seven fishermen when their boat burned in the middle sea off the coast of Gujarat, a statement by Defense Pro.
“The Indian Coast Guard Ship (ICG), when patroling near the Notional IMBL rescue 07 fishermen from Burning Boat ‘Kalash Raj’ on Sunday with coordination with other fishing boats in the area.
The boat caught fire due to fuel leakage from the machine.
Exhaust , “said a statement.
It was said that ICGS Arush under command commander (JG) Ashwini Kumar, arrived at the maximum speed at the fire extinguisher and was quickly involved in the fire department operation, because of the rapid spread of fire, the ship ‘Kalash Raj’ could not be saved and finally sank.
The crew members were saved, which were exhausted and looked tired, taken onboard and equipped with first aid and initial aid by the ICG ship, the statement said.
When the ICG ship was in the patrol of the area ahead, the ship handed over the fishermen to be saved to other fishing boats that operate around him to travel to Okha.
The boat tends to reach Okha on Monday, he said.