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Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Coast Guard ship sinks in Mumbai harbour

ICGS VivekIn a freak mishap which highlights the issue of maritime safety along the commercial capital, an offshore patrol vessel (OPV) of the Indian Coast Guard sunk in the Arabian Sea off the Mumbai harbour after a merchant vessel rammed it on Tuesday evening.

However, no casualties were reported. ICGS Vivek, the OPV sunk following the collision with MV Global Purity, a cargo vessel, flying a Panamanian flag.

This is one of the most serious shipping mishaps along the Mumbai harbour, which is a high-security zone, because of presence of several oil refineries and strategic establishments.

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