3 Missing As Coast Guard Chopper Makes Emergency Landing In Sea Near Gujarat

The Indian Coast Guard said an advanced light helicopter was deployed at 11 pm to evacuate an injured crew member from a tanker in the Arabian Sea.

At least three persons went missing after an Indian Coast Guard (ICG) helicopter, which was deployed to rescue an injured crew member from a tanker in the Arabian Sea off the Porbandar coast in Gujarat, had to make an emergency landing on Monday. On 02 Sep 2024, @IndiaCoastGuard ALH helicopter was launched at 2300 hrs to evacuate an injured crew member from the Motor Tanker Hari Leela off #Porbandar, #Gujarat. The helicopter had to make an emergency landing at sea. One crew member recovered, search for the remaining…

The ICG said an advanced light helicopter was deployed at 11 pm to evacuate a "seriously injured crew" onboard the Motor Tanker Hari Leela, about 45 kilometers from Porbandar into the sea.

The helicopter with four crew members was forced to make an "emergency hard landing" and ditched into the sea during the operation, the ICG said.