Coast Guard rescues six-member crew of dhow that sank mid-sea off Mangaluru
Mangaluru, Mar 21 (PTI): Six crew members of a dhow which sank in mid sea about 30 nautical miles off Kasaragod in Kerala have been rescued by the Coast Guard.
The dhow 'MSV Safina-Al-Mirzal', used as a sailing vessel, had set sail from Old Mangalore Port on March 19 with 120 tonnes of spices, food grains, vegetables, sand and granite, a Coast Guard release here said.
It said that a CG Dornier on a routine sortie picked up a distress call from the vessel at 11.35 am on Saturday, located the debris after a 30 minute search and found the crew members floating in the sea.
A life raft was dropped and the crew got on board.
Acting on inputs from the aircraft, a fast interceptor boat was deployed reached the site in less than an hour and rescued all the crew members, who were later taken to Mangalore harbour.
All the crew members are in good health, the release said.
Initial assessment of the rescue team revealed that seepage of sea water into the engine room led to the sinking of the dhow, it said.
In a swift sea-air coordinated operation #ICG Dornier aircraft and Fast Interceptor Boat C-448 rescued 06 crew of MSV Safina-Al-Mirzal. Dhow reported sunk due to flooding 30 NM west of Kasaragod #Kerala. All 06 Crew reported healthy and safely brought to New Mangalore harbour. pic.twitter.com/0haSv3JpGG
— Indian Coast Guard (@IndiaCoastGuard) March 20, 2021
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Mangaluru: Bajpe police arrests young man for alleged derogatory posts against police
Bajpe: Police have arrested a youth for allegedly posting derogatory and defamatory content against the Bajpe police on social media.
The arrested accused has been identified as Abhishek M. (23), a resident of Katipalla, Surathkal.
According to the police, Abhishek posted a photograph of Bajpe Nisarga Hotel on his Instagram account mr_a_titude_22, alleging that accused persons in a murder case under the jurisdiction of the Bajpe police station were being treated “like royalty” by the police and were being served beef meals from the hotel every day. In his post, he further accused the police of colluding with criminals and misusing their authority, stating that public trust in the police was being betrayed.
Following which, the Bajpe police registered a case and arrested the accused.
Police records reveal that Abhishek is already facing multiple criminal cases. A case of murder, attempt to murder, assault and robbery has been registered against him at the Surathkal police station. At the same time, a robbery case has also been registered at the Kaup police station.
After his arrest, Abhishek was handed over to the custody of the CEN police for further investigation. He was later produced before a court, police said.
