2024年8月26日晚，印度海岸警卫队（ICG）成功营救了孟加拉湾沉没的MV ITT Puma货船上的11名船员。

据报道，这艘船在从加尔各答前往布莱尔港的途中，在萨加尔岛以南约90海里处因波涛汹涌而沉没。

8月25日晚，位于钦奈的海上搜救协调中心（MRCC）收到了遇险信号。ICG立即派遣了两艘船只“Sarang”号和“Amogh”号，以及一架配备了增强型夜间传感器的多尼尔(Dornier)飞机，以定位和营救受困船员。

多尼尔(Dornier)飞机在发现漂流的救生筏和识别船员的生存红色信号弹方面至关重要。这架飞机引导ICG的船只到达被绑在一起的两艘救生筏坐标，救生筏为幸存者提供庇护。

尽管天气条件恶劣，海空协调行动仍顺利完成，确保了所有11名船员的安全。

此次救援行动展示了ICG对海上安全的奉献精神。就在几天前，印度国防部长拉杰纳特·辛格于2024年8月18日在钦奈为印度海岸警卫队海上救援协调中心揭幕。

新设施配备了先进的通信系统和最新的危机监测技术，旨在提高海上救援行动的协调性和有效性。

8月24日，ICG进行了类似的救援行动，当时一架多尼尔飞机在迪乌东南约70公里处发现了一艘因发动机故障而漂浮的渔船IFB Angel。



这艘载有9名船员的遇难船只在大浪中被ICG Rajratan船安全拉至Jafarabad。

▲图源：网络，侵权必删

英文原文

The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) successfully rescued 11 crew members from MV ITT Puma, a sinking cargo ship in the Bay of Bengal, on the night of August 26, 2024.



The ship was en route from Kolkata to Port Blair when it reportedly sank due to rough seas about 90 nautical miles south of Sagar Island.



The Maritime Search & Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) in Chennai received a distress signal late on August 25.  The ICG immediately dispatched two of its ships, Sarang and Amogh, and also a Dornier aircraft outfitted with enhanced night-capable sensors, to locate and rescue the stranded crew.



The Dornier aircraft was crucial in spotting drifting life rafts and identifying the crew’s survival red flares.  The aircraft guided the ICG ships to the coordinates where two life rafts had been found tied together, sheltering the survivors.



Despite severe weather conditions, the coordinated sea-air operation was completed successfully, assuring the safety of all 11 crew members.



The rescue operation demonstrates the ICG’s dedication to maritime safety.  The sea-air operation comes just days after Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the Indian Coast Guard Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre in Chennai on August 18, 2024.



The new facility, equipped with advanced communication systems and the most recent crisis monitoring technologies, aims to improve the coordination and effectiveness of maritime rescue operations.



On August 24, the ICG conducted a similar rescue operation when a Dornier aircraft found a fishing boat, IFB Angel, adrift due to an engine defect about 70 kilometers southeast of Diu.



The distressed vessel, carrying nine crew members on board, was safely pulled to Jafarabad by the ICG Ship Rajratan amid high waves.

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