Blitz Bureau
NEW DELHI: A vessel, named MT Yi Cheng 6, with 14 crew members of Indian origin onboard, encountered a major fire in the engine room and total power failure in the Gulf of Oman. Responding to the distress call, an Indian Naval ship deployed there for maritime security operations provided immediate assistance.
According to the Indian Navy, the vessel was going from India’s Kandla to Oman’s Shinas when it experienced fire. The Navy said that they have controlled the fire.”INSTabar, mission deployed in the Gulf of Oman, responded to a distress call from Pulau-flagged MT Yi Cheng 6, on 29June. The vessel with 14 crew members of Indian origin, transiting from Kandla, India to Shinas, Oman, experienced a major fire in the engine room and total power failure onboard,” an Indian Navy spokesperson said in a post on X.
“The fire fighting team and equipment from #INSTabar were transferred onboard by the ship’s boat and helicopter. 13 Indian naval personnel and 5 crew members of the stricken tanker are currently involved in firefighting operations, with intensity of fire onboard reduced drastically,” the spokesperson added.
This is not the first time the Indian Navy has come to the aid of distressed vessels. They have been actively doing this. We have always come to the aid of ships facing problems all over the world.”
