Navy Officer Rescued

At least 188, including two from the anchor boat Varaprada, have been rescued so far from the barge P305, which sank after Cyclone Tauktae hit the Arabian Sea off the coast of Mumbai on May 17, the Defence Public Relations Officer (PRO) said Friday.

Cyclone Kyarr, a tropical storm that formed in the Arabian Sea, is likely to cause heavy rain in coastal Karnataka, the weather office said on Saturday. The sea condition is "likely to be very rough along and off north Karnataka coast during the next 24 hours," it added.

Lieutenant Rahul Dalal of the Indian Navy helped avert a tragedy when he rescued a drowning man in Kerala and managed to resuscitate him.

On Monday, a diver of the navy finally reached the bottom of the 370-feet rat hole mine in Meghalaya where 15 men have been trapped for the last 19 days. But none of the trapped men were to be seen. All they saw was coal at the mouth of one lateral rat hole and mud at the bottom of the pit. Navy officers said a search will be possible only when all...

Navy officer Abhilash Tomy, who was rescued in an international effort after his boat was seriously damaged in the Indian Ocean during the round-the-world Golden Globe race, has been brought back to India.

Indian navy officer and solo yachtsmen Abhilash Tomy, rescued in an international effort after his boat were seriously damaged by "mountainous seas" in the remote Indian Ocean, is set to return home, the Australian navy said Monday.

On September 21, as Commander Abhilash Tomy lay incapacitated in the bunk of his battered sail boat, a 46-year-old Navy Captain was getting ready to carry out the most audacious rescue attempt ever attempted by the Indian Navy.

Injured Navy sailor Abhilash Tomy, who is recuperating at a remote Indian Ocean island after being rescued from storm hit mid-sea early this week, would be brought back to India, a Defence spokesman said in Kochi today.

Abhilash Tomy, a naval commander who was rescued from international waters earlier this week, today thanked his colleagues in the Indian Navy and sailors from other countries for saving him against all odds.

Commander Abhilash Tomy, undergoing treatment after being rescued mid-sea, will meet the Indian crew on Thursday when naval vessel INS Satpura is expected to reach the island where he has been admitted to a hospital, a defence official said.

Indian sailor Abhilash Tomy, who was rescued from the Indian Ocean off Australia, has been admitted to a hospital in a remote island. Navy officer Tomy was safely rescued from his stricken yacht with a serious back injury on Monday after a carefully-coordinated international effort.

French fishing vessel Osiris carrying the Golden Globe Race (GGR) skipper and Indian Naval officer, Commander Abhilash Tomy, reached off Amsterdam isle on Tuesday.

Skippers sailing nonstop and alone around the world - unassisted and without modern navigation aids, as the rules of the notoriously challenging race dictate - found themselves in a vicious cyclone on Friday in the southern Indian Ocean.

Indian Navy officer Abhilash Tomy, adrift thousands of kilometres from dry land with a serious back injury was safely rescued from his stricken yacht Monday after a carefully-coordinated international effort.

Naval officer Commander Abhilash Tomy, the only Indian to sail around the world non-stop was stranded in the Indian Ocean near Australia after being injured during a sailing race. He was rescued today by a French vessel, the Defence Ministry said on Sunday.

At least 188, including two from the anchor boat Varaprada, have been rescued so far from the barge P305, which sank after Cyclone Tauktae hit the Arabian Sea off the coast of Mumbai on May 17, the Defence Public Relations Officer (PRO) said Friday.

Cyclone Kyarr, a tropical storm that formed in the Arabian Sea, is likely to cause heavy rain in coastal Karnataka, the weather office said on Saturday. The sea condition is "likely to be very rough along and off north Karnataka coast during the next 24 hours," it added.

Lieutenant Rahul Dalal of the Indian Navy helped avert a tragedy when he rescued a drowning man in Kerala and managed to resuscitate him.

On Monday, a diver of the navy finally reached the bottom of the 370-feet rat hole mine in Meghalaya where 15 men have been trapped for the last 19 days. But none of the trapped men were to be seen. All they saw was coal at the mouth of one lateral rat hole and mud at the bottom of the pit. Navy officers said a search will be possible only when all...

Navy officer Abhilash Tomy, who was rescued in an international effort after his boat was seriously damaged in the Indian Ocean during the round-the-world Golden Globe race, has been brought back to India.

Indian navy officer and solo yachtsmen Abhilash Tomy, rescued in an international effort after his boat were seriously damaged by "mountainous seas" in the remote Indian Ocean, is set to return home, the Australian navy said Monday.

On September 21, as Commander Abhilash Tomy lay incapacitated in the bunk of his battered sail boat, a 46-year-old Navy Captain was getting ready to carry out the most audacious rescue attempt ever attempted by the Indian Navy.

Injured Navy sailor Abhilash Tomy, who is recuperating at a remote Indian Ocean island after being rescued from storm hit mid-sea early this week, would be brought back to India, a Defence spokesman said in Kochi today.

Abhilash Tomy, a naval commander who was rescued from international waters earlier this week, today thanked his colleagues in the Indian Navy and sailors from other countries for saving him against all odds.

Commander Abhilash Tomy, undergoing treatment after being rescued mid-sea, will meet the Indian crew on Thursday when naval vessel INS Satpura is expected to reach the island where he has been admitted to a hospital, a defence official said.

Indian sailor Abhilash Tomy, who was rescued from the Indian Ocean off Australia, has been admitted to a hospital in a remote island. Navy officer Tomy was safely rescued from his stricken yacht with a serious back injury on Monday after a carefully-coordinated international effort.

French fishing vessel Osiris carrying the Golden Globe Race (GGR) skipper and Indian Naval officer, Commander Abhilash Tomy, reached off Amsterdam isle on Tuesday.

Skippers sailing nonstop and alone around the world - unassisted and without modern navigation aids, as the rules of the notoriously challenging race dictate - found themselves in a vicious cyclone on Friday in the southern Indian Ocean.

Indian Navy officer Abhilash Tomy, adrift thousands of kilometres from dry land with a serious back injury was safely rescued from his stricken yacht Monday after a carefully-coordinated international effort.

Naval officer Commander Abhilash Tomy, the only Indian to sail around the world non-stop was stranded in the Indian Ocean near Australia after being injured during a sailing race. He was rescued today by a French vessel, the Defence Ministry said on Sunday.