Seventeen crew members have been rescued
from two ships that ran into trouble on their way to a ship recycling yard at
Alang, India.
The ships are described by Indian media as
Yemeni- or Omani-flagged. The two vessels were anchored 15 n miles from the
Gujarat coast awaiting final clearance to enter the Alang-Sosiya Ship Recycling
Yard.
Video footage shows that one was a general
cargo vessel with the name Abdullah and port of registry, Panama, roughly
painted above a crudely obliterated former name. The other vessel is reported
to have been called Ayman or Amanna. A 271 gt, 1978-built general cargo vessel
called Ayman is listed as flagged to the United Arab Emirates.
The three-hour rescue operation began when
the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) received reports that Abdullah had dragged its
anchor and run aground. At about the same time, Ayman began taking on water and
started listing in rough seas and high winds.
Of the 17 crew members rescued by the ICG
and Pipavav Marine Police, 10 were Pakistani, five Yemeni, one Indian, and one Iraqi.
ICG Commandant Atul Saxena, quoted by The
Indian Express, said: "MV Ayman has capsized 8.5 n miles off Shiyal Bet,
the other has run aground. We have sent our team to the spot again to see if
there is any oil leakage."
Source: ihs
maritime 3600. 7 April 2015
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