The Navy and Coast Guard ships have been rushed to the assistance after receiving a distress call from the merchant ship MV Infinity One when it was 20 nautical miles off Goa coast this evening, a defence release here said.
The merchant ship, sailing from Kandla port in Gujarat to Karwar in Karnataka with 14 Indian crew on board, reported water ingress and continuous listing to starboard (right hand) side.
A four-member team was sent from INS Trikand which was in the vicinity to the assistance of the ship. The team was carrying a high-speed de-watering pump, the release said.
Coast Guard Ship Amal too has been dispatched for assistance while INS Kondul has been placed on standby.
