Coast Guard rescues passengers of Chennai bound Andaman ship stranded after hitting rock
Passenger ship MV Swarajdeep departed from Port Blair with 250 passengers.
By : migrator
Update: 2018-08-02 07:27 GMT
Chennai
As per reliable reports, the ship crashed into a rock near Malacca island, a part of Nicobar Archipelago. Severe flooding has been reported following a breach.
The ship is now stranded at some 40 nautical miles off Car Nicobar, Andaman & Nicobar Island.
Update:
Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Vessel Aruna Asaf Ali dispatched to the distressed ship has safely shifted all passengers aboard the Coast Guard vessel.
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