The search is currently on for three missing crew members of the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) following an emergency water landing it made in the high seas off the Gujarat coast with four crew members on board the helicopter. Four ships and two aircraft have been engaged for carrying out the search operations, ICG added on Tuesday (September 03, 2024).
“Recovery of one crew has been done, search for other three crew is ongoing. Wreckage of aircraft has been spotted’, ICG said in a statement.
“The ALH which airlifted 67 persons over the past few days due to inclement weather conditions over Gujarat was launched around 2300 Hrs on September 2 when she got an emergency distress call for airlifting a grievously injured crew member of Indian flagged motor tanker Hari Leela, 45 km away from Porbandar in the sea,” the statement read. The event took place as the helicopter was nearing the army ship for the rescue.
