American ship stranded in the middle of the ocean amid storm, Indian Coast Guard launches rescue operation

The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) rescued a US yacht ‘Sea Angel’ and its two crew members stranded 52 nautical miles southeast of Indira Point in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands on July 10. The yacht was carrying an American and a Turkish national who were in distress when their yacht capsized in high winds and rough seas. The Indian Coast Guard ship ‘Rajveer’ undertook the risky operation and towed the yacht safely to Campbell Bay. At 11:57 am on July 10, the Coast Guard’s Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) in Port Blair received a distress signal from the US Consulate in Chennai. The ‘Sea Angel’ boat’s sail was torn and its propeller was not working due to entanglement in a rope.

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