Mumbai:
The mishap occurred around 5 pm near the Mumbai Port when the merchant ship rammed into a stationary Coast Guard vessel undergoing repair, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Port Zone) M Kohe said.
He said 59 people, all crew members of Coast Guard Ship Vivek, were rescued or swam to safety. The cause behind the collision involving merchant ship 'Global Purity' was being investigated.
Kohe said efforts were on to plug the cracks in the Coast Guard ship and pump out the water gushing inside.
The 74x12 m Coast Guard vessel was anchored when the merchant ship crashed into it.
The mishap occurred around 5 pm near the Mumbai Port when the merchant ship rammed into a stationary Coast Guard vessel undergoing repair, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Port Zone) M Kohe said.
He said 59 people, all crew members of Coast Guard Ship Vivek, were rescued or swam to safety. The cause behind the collision involving merchant ship 'Global Purity' was being investigated.
Kohe said efforts were on to plug the cracks in the Coast Guard ship and pump out the water gushing inside.
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The 74x12 m Coast Guard vessel was anchored when the merchant ship crashed into it.
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