Indian Coast Guard rescues over 50 people from missing boat
PTI, Jan 16, 2025, 8:15 AM IST
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Kochi: The Indian Coast Guard on Wednesday rescued 57 people including women and children from a missing boat off Lakshadweep coast.
The boat had been en route from Kavaratti to Suheli Par Island in Lakshadweep, a Defence PRO said here.
The boat, ‘Mohammad Kasim-II’, carrying 57 people including three crew members, nine men, 22 women, and 23 children, had issued a distress call to the Lakshadweep Administration.
Using the Coastal Surveillance System, the Coast Guard located the vessel, and by 4 pm, all individuals were safely brought back to Kavaratti, the Defence PRO said in a post on ‘X’.
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