India: According to Focus News, cement carrier MV Coastal Pride has sunk 45km south of Daman, Gujarat on 24 June 2015. The Navy and Coast Guard rescued 14 crew members of the vessel. The Coast Guard picked up six persons before the ship sank, a helicopter saved six crew members from the water and the Coast Guard rescued two further people after the boat sank. The rescued crew were evacuated to Umargaon, Gujarat.

Indian Navy and Coast Guard rescue 14 crew members from sinking cement ship
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