Six Sri Lankan fishermen were rescued from rough seas on Sunday morning in a coordinated operation between Indian Coast Guard’s Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) and merchant vessel MV YM Summit.
In a statement issued in Chennai, the Coast Guard said the merchant vessel was on her way to Visakhapatnam when she sighted a capsised fishing boat with six survivors atop, approximately 170 nautical miles east of Chennai.
The merchant vessel transmitted the information to MRCC, Mumbai, which shared it with MRCC, Chennai for further coordination, the statement said.
The six survivors are identified as natives of Trincomalee, Sri Lanka.
#WATCH Six Sri Lankan fishermen being rescued by merchant vessel YM Summit 170 nautical miles east of Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The rescue was coordinated by Indian Coast Guard Maritime rescue coordination centre (Mumbai) and Chennai today morning: Indian Coast Guard pic.twitter.com/xyIa1GzlnL
— ANI (@ANI) July 5, 2020
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