Indian Coast Guard rescues 36 people from ocean research vessel off Karwar

A research vessel of the National Institute of Oceanography, headquartered in Goa, developed a technical snag leaving it without engine power mid-sea, leading the Indian Coast Guard to launch a rescue mission to extract 36 crew members and valuable scientific instruments aboad the ship.

Visuals from the rescue operation. (Official handout photo.)

According to a Coast Guard statement, they received an alert that the vessel named Sindhu Sadhana was in distress and perilously drifted towards Karwar (Karnataka), carrying eight scientists among the total crew of 36 individuals.

The ship encountered an engine and total power failure, rendering it motionless and at the mercy of the sea’s currents. “The distress signal was received at the Coast Guard District Headquarters in Goa at approximately 1300 hrs on July 26, 2023,” the ship said.