The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has rescued all 19 crew members from a bitumen tanker that sank off the Ratnagiri coast. The seafarers from the 5,000-dwt Parth (built 2008) first contacted rescue authorities in Mumbai on Friday morning, domestic media reported. The Gabon-flag tanker sank later that evening. The 102-metre ship was carrying 3,911 tonnes of cargo from New Mangalore in India to Khor Fakkan in the United Arab Emirates. The vessel’s last port state control safety inspection was carried out in Karwar, India, in October 2020.

Source: Ethiopian News September 20, 2022 10:43 UTC