INS Vishakhapatnam responds to distress call from merchant ship in Gulf of Aden

Saturday, 27 January 2024
Based on the request from the MV Merlin Luanda, INS Visakhapatnam has deployed the Ship's NBCD team along with firefighting equipment to provide assistance to the crew towards augmenting firefighting efforts onboard the distressed MV Merlin Luanda, according to the Indian Navy.

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