- Indian Coast Guard on Saturday provided assistance to the Indian ship JSW MV Mihirgad off Kasargod on Friday when the cargo ship suffered total power failure.
- After receiving the distressed message, a situational assessment was undertaken by ICG District Headquarters at New Mangalore for safe embarkation of technical team ex- CSL.
- Due to the prevailing adverse sea conditions with high swell, embarkation of technical team for defect rectification was not feasible using boats and helicopter was considered a safe option.
A UNI news source says that Indian Coast Guard extends assistance to cargo ship JSW
MV Mihirgad off Kasargod.
Coast Guard rescues technical staff
“On Friday morning, a Coast Guard helicopter CG 817 airlifted the deputed technical staff from New Mangalore for undertaking the defect rectification on power generation system to restore the ships power”, the ICG spokesperson said.
Apart from this, the ICG ship Varaha in area was also deployed immediately in early morning on Fridayto monitor the situation and extend towing assistance in case the vessel starts drifting towards coast due to anchor not holding in rough weather.
ICG continuously tracked the vessel
ICG also continuously tracked the vessel through its Coastal Security Network (CSN). With the timely assistance provided by ICG, the defect onboard MV JSW Mihirgad was rectified and the vessel could safely enter New Mangalore harbour at about 0200hrs on June 19, the spokesman added.
Details of the vessel and crew
The 122m long vessel with 14 crew owned by JSW Shipping suffered failure of all three Diesel Alternators as well as backup generator necessitating the ship to drop anchor about 4.5 NM off Kasargod.
In a state of emergency and raise distress call to its shipbuilders Cochin shipyard and other authorities on Thursday.
In addition to loss of propulsion system, lighting and forced ventilation due to total power
failure, the crew was unable to prepare food or make water through onboard RO systems adding to their difficulties.
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Source: UNI
