Indian Navy on Monday deployed a helicopter for assistance after a merchant vessel with 20 persons on board listed off Vasai coast.
“Indian Navy has launched one Seaking helicopter to provide immediate assistance and a ship was also deployed for rendering assistance. The ship has been contacted,” a Defence spokesperson said.
“Information was received around midnight by the Indian Navy that a vessel in distress Jindal Kamakshi which was 40 nautical miles from Mumbai harbour and 25 nautical miles off Vasai coast had listed heavily.”
