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The Indian Coast Guard rescued all 22 crew members from the distressed merchant ship MT Global King on Wednesday.</p>
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<a href="https://twitter.com/IndiaCoastGuard?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@IndiaCoastGuard</a> MRCC, <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Mumbai?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Mumbai</a> is coordinating a flooding distress alert from MT Global king, 93 miles west of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Porbandar?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Porbandar</a> where 22 crew abandoned the ship. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ICG?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ICG</a> assets, merchant ships and other agencies have been diverted for rescue. <a href="https://twitter.com/DefenceMinIndia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DefenceMinIndia</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/shipmin_india?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@shipmin_india</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/MEAIndia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MEAIndia</a> <a href="https://t.co/YpbzaFkyKF">pic.twitter.com/YpbzaFkyKF</a></p>
&mdash; Indian Coast Guard (@IndiaCoastGuard) <a href="https://twitter.com/IndiaCoastGuard/status/1544615434355240960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 6, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Coast Guard vessels and ALH Dhruv helicopters were launched from Porbandar to carry out the rescue operations 93 nautical miles into the sea, Coast Guard officials&nbsp;&nbsp; said.</p>
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A rescue operation was launched in the Arabian Sea near Porbandar coast in Gujarat after a distress alert was received from MT Global King due to uncontrolled flooding onboard.</p>
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According to the initial information shared by the Indian Coast Guard, the troubled vessel was on the way from Khor Fakkan in UAE to Karwar in India.</p>
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Coast Guard officials, cited by news agency ANI, said that the vessel is carrying 6000 tonnes of bitumen.</p>
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A video of the site shared by the Coast Guard showed an aircraft carrying out a recce around the troubled vessel.</p>
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