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Major oil spill, scientific data loss averted in Karnataka
Updated On: 28 July, 2023 07:37 AM IST | Karnataka | Faizan Khan
The distress call was received when the National Institute of Oceanography’s (NIO) vessel was about 20 nautical miles from the Karwar coastline, adrift at a speed of 03 knots
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The Coast Guard ship tows (green) RV Sindhu Sadhana
In a remarkable display of swift and efficient response, the Indian Coast Guard successfully averted a potential environmental disaster on Thursday when they rescued NIO’s research ship RV Sindhu Sadhana, with a crew of 36 and eight eminent scientists.
The vessel had suffered engine failure and was drifting perilously close to Karwar in Karnataka, and posed a threat of running aground that could have resulted in a major oil spill, said an official of the Indian Coast Guard (ICG).
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