Of the seven fishermen who had drowned in the mid-sea off Worli coast after a tug boat capsized on Monday morning, six have been rescued while one is still missing. Following a distress call from the vessel, a team of Indian Coast Guard (ICG) immediately rushed for help and rescued six, while search operations to trace the seventh person were still on.
The crew members of the tug have been identified as Rashid Qasim Sorathiya (38), Tonoy Chalak (22), who hails from Midnapur in West Bengal, Ramesh Keni (55) from Borivali, Dilip Yadav (29) from Malad, Shanu Kumar (19) who hails from Patna in Bihar, Saleen Siddiqui and Abdul Azeez (53) from Kolkata. Operations were on to search Azeez.
The tug boat Revati was bound for Tarapur from Mumbai with a crew of seven when it capsized.
A distress call was received from the vessel after which ICG Ship Amartya, a fast patrol vessel on surveillance duty, was diverted immediately for the search and rescue operation, said the ICG officials.
"ICG ship responded to the distress call and reached the spot, which was 12.5 nautical miles away from Worli coast, at around 10:54 am and rescued six crew from the sinking vessel. The rescued crew members have been provided with necessary medical aid. At present, their condition is stable," said an ICG official.
A search operation for the seventh crew member of the boat is still underway. Apart from a surface search by two ships, two sorties by Chetak helicopter have been launched to undertake sea-air coordinated search and rescue operation, he added.
The rescued crew members were expected to arrive in the city late on Monday evening.
"We will hand them over to the local police once we reach Mumbai so that the police can investigate what had led to the capsise of the boat," said the official.
COORDINATED SEA-AIR SEARCH OPERATION
- The tug boat was carrying seven persons and a Coast Guard helicopter when it capsized on Monday off Worli coast
- Search operation for the seventh person is still underway and two ships and a Chetak helicopter have been deployed
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