12 rescued from ship stranded off India's coast
Afp, New Delhi
The Indian coast guard yesterday rescued 12 of two dozen crew members on a sinking cargo vessel stranded in the Arabian Sea off the west coast of India, the local maritime rescue centre said. The vessel, buffeted by rough weather, ran aground and tilted yesterday morning off the coast of India's southwestern Karnataka state, raising fears that it could sink. "So far, 12 crew members have been brought back. The rescue operation is still going on," said Ram Kumar Navik, a radio operator at the maritime rescue centre in the harbour city of Mangalore, which is close to the accident site. The ship was carrying 7,500 metric tonnes (8,250 short tons) of black sand, the centre said.
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