Three members of the Indian Coast Guard are currently missing following an emergency landing of their Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) in the Arabian Sea late last night. The incident occurred during a rescue operation off the coast of Porbandar, Gujarat.
The helicopter, which had four members on board, was dispatched at 11 p.m. on September 2 to evacuate an injured crew member from the Motor Tanker Hari Leela. As of now, one crew member has been rescued.
In an update posted on X, the Indian Coast Guard confirmed that the search for the remaining three members is ongoing. “Indian Coast Guard has deployed four ships and two aircraft for the rescue operation,” the post stated.
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 hard landing and ditched into sea. One crew member recovered, search for…
— Indian Coast Guard (@IndiaCoastGuard) September 3, 2024
This is a developing story.
