Indian Coast Guard rescues 14 fishermen from distressed boat off Daman coast

Indian Coast Guard successfully rescued 14 fishermen from a distressed boat off the coast of Daman, in Union territory of Daman and Diu yesterday.

In a swift operation, facing the extreme weather conditions, the soldiers of the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) came to the timely rescue of the 14 fishermen who found themselves stuck at sea, on their boat named



Tulsi Devi with an engine failure.

Deputy IG and commanding officer of the Coast Guard Air Station in Daman, SSN Bajpai said that the boat's engine failed on Tuesday night at a distance of about 16 nautical miles off the coast of Daman, and when the crew was unable to restart it, they turned to the ICG for assistance.