Tag: Indian Coast Guard

Indian authorities have successfully towed the container ship Wan Hai 503 further offshore in an effort to contain the fire and minimize environmental risks.

A Singapore-flagged container ship, MV Wan Hai 503, remains adrift approximately 42 nautical miles off the coast of Beypore, Kerala, within India's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).

A major firefighting and rescue operation is ongoing after a fire broke out on 9 June aboard the Singapore-flagged container vessel MV Wan Hai 503, approximately 130 nautical miles northwest of Kochi, India.

The container vessel MSC ELSA 3 capsized approximately 38 nautical miles off the coast of Kochi, Kerala, India, while reportedly transporting hazardous cargo.

Six crew members were rescued successfully by the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) after the vessel MSV Salamath sank on 14 May. 

The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) maritime rescue center received a distress call from the vessel Al Piranpir that sank in the north Arabian Sea.

On September 2, 2024, an Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) crashed into the Arabian Sea about 45 km from Porbandar while conducting a medical evacuation. 

The fire onboard Maersk Frankfurt, a 255-meter container ship, that had been raging since July 19, off the coast of Karwar, has been contained by the Indian Coast Guard. 

A severe fire broke out on the Maersk Frankfurt, a container ship chartered by AP Moller-Maersk, at around 2:30 PM IST on July 19, off India, while en route from Mundra to Colombo.

Indian Coast Guard’s advanced light helicopter conducted a medical evacuation of an individual who reportedly suffered a sudden stroke and also had partial paralysis fighting against a turbulent sea on 24th July.