Mangalore: Iranian Ship Crew Safe After Panic Moments in Tannirbavi Waters
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Daijiworld Media Network – Mangalore (SB)
Mangalore, July 27: An empty vessel that was stranded in Arabian Sea near Tannirbavi here due to fuel shortage and inclement weather, however managed to come ashore after few panicky moments on Tuesday morning, July 27.
The ship moving towards Iran from Jakarta with eight crew members was caught in danger at around 7.00 am as the Iranian captain of the ship did not get the whiff of the danger posed by waves. With a wrong calculation, he anchored the vessel about a nautical mile away from the coast of Tannirbavi. However, the other crew members of Andrian-3 vessel managed to escape from the danger zone at around 11:30pm after a boat sent by a shipping company directed the members of the Iranian vessel.
It is learnt that the ship which was about to sink at one point in time was brought back to safety at around 11.00 am by the captain after initial struggle. V Ponnuraj, deputy commissioner and police commissioner Seemanth Kumar Singh visited the spot.
The ship which now needs refueling will get assistance from local shipping company only after a detailed verification from coastal security guard. Formalities such as customs clearance and detailed verification of all the documents too need to be undertaken.
It can be recalled that two ships were caught in danger and sank near the spot in earlier incidents.