A huge cargo ship from Gujarat went off course and got stuck on the rocks of in Maharashtra’s Vangaon village following stormy and rough weather conditions in the Arabian Sea, reports National Herald India.
What happened?
A large cargo ship from Gujarat went adrift and got stuck on the rocks of Vangaon village in Maharashtra following stormy and rough weather conditions in the Arabian Sea on Saturday.
According to Vangaon Police Station chief, Rahul Patil, some fishermen informed about the stranded ship.
Rescue operations
According to Patil, a police team was sent there immediately and found that around 13 crew members were on board the stranded vessel.
“We have taken full details from them and are making further arrangements to rescue them from the ship.”
Cargo from Hazira to Alibaug
Captain VV Pillai said the ship ‘M.V. Nanda Aparna’ had set sail from Hazira (Gujarat) to Alibaug in Raigad (Maharashtra) last week with a cargo of steel.
The 1,478 tonne merchant ship measures around 78 metres in length and five metres in width, said Captain Pillai.
Extremely heavy rain
After unloading the cargo at Alibaug, it was returning to Hazira on Friday evening.
“Everything was okay till around 2 a.m. Thereafter, we encountered extremely heavy rain, very high waves, almost zero visibility and we seemed to have lost the course. Around 4 a.m., we found that we were stuck on the rocky shores of Palghar,” Captain Pillai told from the ship.
Crew members safe
He said all the crew members were safe and there was sufficient food and water for them on board and they were awaiting help from the owners, M/s. Eco Pronch Logistics Pvt. Ltd. in Surat.
As per the preliminary investigation, police said one of the ship’s propellers appeared to be badly damaged thus paralysing the ship.
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Source: NationalHeraldIndia
