(PTI Photo)In a massive operation, the Coast Guard and Navy rescued 180 men from a barge servicing ONGC offshore operations on the Mumbai coast that went adrift in high-speed winds and rain arising from Cyclone Tautkae on Monday. Four Coast Guard vessels, two Navy ships and one merchant vessel are deployed to rescue the four barges, which serve as living quarters for men working on several offshore rigs of the oil PSU. Coast Guard operations DIG T Ashish said there were an estimated 800 people on board in the four vessels, but there was no exact count. By Tuesday morning, Coast Guard ship Samrat will also reach to help in the rescue operations. Four Coast Guard ships Shoor, Sankalp, Samrat and Samarth were sent on the search and rescue mission.

Source: Indian Express May 17, 2021 19:49 UTC