Bulker Crew Rescue Fishermen Stranded At Sea

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According to an article published in Maritime-Executive, in an operation coordinated by the Indian Coast Guard, the geared bulker YM Summit rescued six stranded fishermen from a capsized vessel in the Bay of Bengal, about 170 nm to the east of Chennai.

What happened?

On Sunday, the YM Summit was underway to Visakhapatnam (Vizag) when her crew spotted a capsized fishing vessel with six fishermen sitting on its partially-upturned hull. The vessel’s master launched a rescue attempt in coordination...

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