Cargo vessel sinks off Mangaluru, Coast Guard rescues six crew members

The Indian Coast Guard also shared on X photographs of its ship 'Vikram', which was on patrol and diverted for the search and rescue operation.

"At 1215 hours on May 14, the ICG received a distress alert from MT Epic Susui, a transiting vessel, reporting the sighting of a small boat adrift with six survivors onboard, approximately 52 nautical miles off the coast of Surathkal, Karnataka," a senior official said.

ICG ship 'Vikram' was on routine patrol in the area and immediately diverted to the location.

The Coast Guard team swiftly located and safely recovered all six survivors from the dinghy, it said.