Summary:
The crew members managed to send out a distress call on September 19 and were rescued on September 21. The aircraft located the drifting boat and the 19 crew members were rescued," said a ICG spokesperson. "The fishing boat had lost contact with the owner and was in danger, but we managed to establish their identity in the sea and brought them to safety," said the spokesperson. "After we got the distress call, we launched CG Dornier from Daman to conduct a search and sent our rescue ship ICGS Samrat. Earlier, on Wednesday, 14 crew members onboard the Seagull were rescued by the ICG after the vessel was towed in at Sassoon Dock, two days after the crew ran out of food and water..