The Coast Guard saved eight lives after it rescued the crew of a fishing boat, which got stranded mid-sea, officials said today.
The fishing boat 'Laila', carrying eight crew members, had gone to mid-sea for fishing last Friday and developed a technical snag in its engine.
It was adrift 20 nautical miles southeast of Paradip without propulsion and power supply due to engine failure, officials of the Coast Guard regional headquarter (North-East) in Kolkata said.
After receiving an SOS call from the owner of the boat, the Coast Guard sailed C-426, a high-speed ship based at Paradip in Odisha.
Officers reached the boat last Sunday morning and tried to repair the engine without success. They then towed the boat towards Paradip.
All crew members were safe and provided with food and other assistance by the Coast Guard team, the officials added.
