Overview
- MRCC Chabahar alerted MRCC Mumbai on October 27 to an explosion injury and engine failure aboard the Iranian dhow Al-Owais far out in the Arabian Sea.
- MRCC Mumbai activated the International Safety Net, tasking ICG Ship Sachet and diverting the Marshall Islands-flagged tanker MT STI Grace sailing from Kuwait to Moroni.
- MT STI Grace embarked the injured master, Allah Baksh, and stabilized him using tele-medical guidance from ICG personnel before proceeding to a rendezvous point.
- The mid-sea transfer to ICG Ship Sachet was completed at 0927 on Tuesday in challenging conditions, with the patient now under treatment as the ship heads to Goa.
- Officials said the operation underscores ICG’s regional search-and-rescue capacity, noting last week’s launch of FPVs Ajit and Aparajit at Goa Shipyard.