KARACHI: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Maritime Affairs Mr Mahmood Moulvi has appreciated the Pakistan Navy and Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA) for successfully rescuing stranded crew members of a merchant vessel south of Karachi.
“Commendation to Navy, PMSA for successfully saving 15 Syrian crew members when their vessel leaving Kandla port of India for Somalia was hit by bad weather 190 nautical miles from Karachi,” the special assistant said in a statement on Twitter.
Commendation to Navy, PMSA for successfully saving 15 Syrian crew members when their vessel leaving Kandla port of India for Somalia was hit by bad weather 190 nautical miles from Karachi.
— Mahmood Moulvi (@MoulviMahmood) August 1, 2021
The Pakistan Navy and the Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA) on Friday had rescued fifteen out of eighteen stranded crew members of a merchant vessel, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement. The operation was conducted south of Karachi.
According to the statement, Merchant Vessel (MV) SUVARI H had sailed from Kandla, India for Bossano, Somalia. The vessel was stranded with 18 crew members on board at approximately 190 nautical miles south of Karachi.
Pakistan Navy and PMSA sent ships and aircraft to assist the stranded merchant vessel. The Pakistan Navy and PMSA dropped life rafts to assist the stranded crew and coordinated their recovery to the nearby merchant Vessel MT ELAN VITAL.
A total of fifteen crew members have been recovered and three are still missing. Pakistan Navy and PMSA are continuing their efforts to search and rescue the remaining crew members, the statement added.
It said 15 crew members have been recovered whereas three were still missing. “Pakistan Navy and PMSA ships are also conducting search and rescue operation for the missing crew around the reported position,” the official statement added.
Pakistan Navy, a coordinator of NAVAREA IX (Navigational Warning Service), is always quick to render assistance and support to the shipping community and vessels within distress at sea, reported ISPR.
