<h3 data-path-to-node="3"><span data-path-to-node="5,0"><b data-path-to-node="5,0" data-index-in-node="0"><span class="citation-286">MOKHA / NEW DELHI</span></b><span class="citation-286"> — In a alarming escalation of maritime security risks across West Asian shipping lanes, an Indian-flagged mechanized cargo vessel, </span><i data-path-to-node="5,0" data-index-in-node="149"><span class="citation-286">MSV Faize Noore Oliya</span></i><span class="citation-286">, capsized and sank off the southwestern coast of Yemen following a direct projectile strike in the southern Red Sea corridor</span></span><span data-path-to-node="5,1"><span class="citation-286 citation-end-286"><source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c1208481163=""><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1208481163="" class="superscript" data-turn-source-index="4"></sup></source-footnote><source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c1208481163=""><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1208481163="" class="superscript" data-turn-source-index="4"></sup></source-footnote><source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c1208481163=""><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1208481163="" class="superscript" data-turn-source-index="4"></sup></source-footnote><source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c1208481163=""><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1208481163="" class="superscript" data-turn-source-index="4"></sup></source-footnote></span></span><span data-path-to-node="5,2">. </span><span data-path-to-node="5,3"><span class="citation-285"></span></span><span data-path-to-node="5,4">India's Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways confirmed that all 14 crew members on board—including 13 Indian nationals—were successfully rescued in a coordinated emergency operation by the Yemeni Coast Guard and safely evacuated to the Port of Mokha</span><span data-path-to-node="5,5"><span class="citation-285 citation-end-285"><source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c1208481163=""><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1208481163="" class="superscript" data-turn-source-index="5"></sup></source-footnote><source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c1208481163=""><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1208481163="" class="superscript" data-turn-source-index="5"></sup></source-footnote><source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c1208481163=""><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1208481163="" class="superscript" data-turn-source-index="5"></sup></source-footnote><source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c1208481163=""><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1208481163="" class="superscript" data-turn-source-index="5"></sup></source-footnote></span></span><span data-path-to-node="5,6">.</span></h3><p data-path-to-node="5" id="p-rc_fc557d41abd67c14-169"><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c1878272949=""><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p><h3 data-path-to-node="7"><b data-path-to-node="7" data-index-in-node="0">Sequence of Incident and Emergency Search-and-Rescue Response</b></h3><p data-path-to-node="8" id="p-rc_fc557d41abd67c14-170"><span data-path-to-node="8,0"><span class="citation-284"></span></span><span data-path-to-node="8,1">The wooden-hulled mechanized sailing vessel was transiting commercial trade routes near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait when it encountered an unprovoked missile or drone attack, causing structural breaches below the waterline and rapid water ingress</span><span data-path-to-node="8,2"><span class="citation-284 citation-end-284"><source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c1208481163=""><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1208481163="" class="superscript" data-turn-source-index="6"><!----></sup></source-footnote><source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c1208481163=""><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1208481163="" class="superscript" data-turn-source-index="6"><!----></sup></source-footnote><source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c1208481163=""><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1208481163="" class="superscript" data-turn-source-index="6"><!----></sup></source-footnote><source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c1208481163=""><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1208481163="" class="superscript" data-turn-source-index="6"><!----></sup></source-footnote></span></span><span data-path-to-node="8,3">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c1878272949=""><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p><ul data-path-to-node="9"><li><p data-path-to-node="9,0,0"><span class="citation-283"></span></p><p data-path-to-node="9,0,1" id="p-rc_fc557d41abd67c14-171"><span data-path-to-node="9,0,1,0"><b data-path-to-node="9,0,1,0" data-index-in-node="0"><span class="citation-283">Mayday Distress Call:</span></b><span class="citation-283"> The vessel's master issued an emergency distress signal at approximately 02:30 IST upon experiencing hull failure</span></span><span data-path-to-node="9,0,1,1"><span class="citation-283 citation-end-283"><source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c1208481163=""><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1208481163="" class="superscript" data-turn-source-index="7"><!----></sup></source-footnote><source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c1208481163=""><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1208481163="" class="superscript" data-turn-source-index="7"><!----></sup></source-footnote><source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c1208481163=""><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1208481163="" class="superscript" data-turn-source-index="7"><!----></sup></source-footnote><source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c1208481163=""><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1208481163="" class="superscript" data-turn-source-index="7"><!----></sup></source-footnote></span></span><span data-path-to-node="9,0,1,2">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c1878272949=""><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li><li><p data-path-to-node="9,1,0"><span class="citation-282"></span></p><p data-path-to-node="9,1,1" id="p-rc_fc557d41abd67c14-172"><span data-path-to-node="9,1,1,0"><b data-path-to-node="9,1,1,0" data-index-in-node="0"><span class="citation-282">Naval Coordination:</span></b><span class="citation-282"> The Directorate General of Shipping (DGS) and the Indian Navy’s Information Fusion Centre for the Indian Ocean Region (IFC-IOR) immediately logged the distress vector and relayed real-time coordinates to regional maritime security coalitions</span></span><span data-path-to-node="9,1,1,1"><span class="citation-282 citation-end-282"><source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c1208481163=""><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1208481163="" class="superscript" data-turn-source-index="8"><!----></sup></source-footnote><source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c1208481163=""><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1208481163="" class="superscript" data-turn-source-index="8"><!----></sup></source-footnote><source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c1208481163=""><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1208481163="" class="superscript" data-turn-source-index="8"><!----></sup></source-footnote><source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c1208481163=""><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1208481163="" class="superscript" data-turn-source-index="8"><!----></sup></source-footnote></span></span><span data-path-to-node="9,1,1,2">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c1878272949=""><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li><li><p data-path-to-node="9,2,0"><span class="citation-281"></span></p><p data-path-to-node="9,2,1" id="p-rc_fc557d41abd67c14-173"><span data-path-to-node="9,2,1,0"><b data-path-to-node="9,2,1,0" data-index-in-node="0"><span class="citation-281">Evacuation:</span></b><span class="citation-281"> Nearby Yemeni patrol units and commercial merchant vessels deployed fast-rescue craft to retrieve the 14 crew members from emergency life rafts before the vessel completely submerged</span></span><span data-path-to-node="9,2,1,1"><span class="citation-281 citation-end-281"><source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c1208481163=""><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1208481163="" class="superscript" data-turn-source-index="9"><!----></sup></source-footnote><source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c1208481163=""><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1208481163="" class="superscript" data-turn-source-index="9"><!----></sup></source-footnote><source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c1208481163=""><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1208481163="" class="superscript" data-turn-source-index="9"><!----></sup></source-footnote><source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c1208481163=""><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1208481163="" class="superscript" data-turn-source-index="9"><!----></sup></source-footnote></span></span><span data-path-to-node="9,2,1,2">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c1878272949=""><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li></ul><response-element class="no-md" ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><code-block _nghost-ng-c3142442884="" class="ng-tns-c3142442884-69 enable-luminous-code-block ng-star-inserted"><!----><!----><div _ngcontent-ng-c3142442884="" class="code-block ng-tns-c3142442884-69 ng-animate-disabled ng-trigger ng-trigger-codeBlockRevealAnimation" jslog="223238;track:impression,attention;BardVeMetadataKey:[["r_1858e17367834ee7","c_32aa856b9cdf74ad",null,"rc_fc557d41abd67c14",null,null,"en",null,1,null,null,1,0]]" data-hveid="0" decode-data-ved="1" data-ved="0CAAQhtANahgKEwid88C5qouWAxUAAAAAHQAAAAAQlAM"><!----><div _ngcontent-ng-c3142442884="" class="formatted-code-block-internal-container ng-tns-c3142442884-69"><div _ngcontent-ng-c3142442884="" class="animated-opacity ng-tns-c3142442884-69"><!----><pre _ngcontent-ng-c3142442884="" class="ng-tns-c3142442884-69"><b data-path-to-node="12" data-index-in-node="0" style="font-size: inherit; font-family: ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji";">Government Condemnation and Maritime Safety Directives</b></pre></div></div></div></code-block></response-element><p data-path-to-node="13" id="p-rc_fc557d41abd67c14-174"><span data-path-to-node="13,0"><span class="citation-280"></span></span><span data-path-to-node="13,1">In an official statement released from New Delhi, India’s Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways issued a stern condemnation of the unprovoked attack on non-combatant merchant assets</span><span data-path-to-node="13,2"><span class="citation-280 citation-end-280"><source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c1208481163=""><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1208481163="" class="superscript" data-turn-source-index="10"><!----></sup></source-footnote><source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c1208481163=""><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1208481163="" class="superscript" data-turn-source-index="10"><!----></sup></source-footnote><source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c1208481163=""><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1208481163="" class="superscript" data-turn-source-index="10"><!----></sup></source-footnote><source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c1208481163=""><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1208481163="" class="superscript" data-turn-source-index="10"><!----></sup></source-footnote></span></span><span data-path-to-node="13,3">. </span><span data-path-to-node="13,4"><span class="citation-279"></span></span><span data-path-to-node="13,5">The Directorate General of Maritime Administration (DGMA) issued updated security advisories to all Indian-flagged dhows, mechanized sailing craft, and commercial transport liners operating across the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Aden, and Red Sea chokepoints</span><span data-path-to-node="13,6"><span class="citation-279 citation-end-279"><source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c1208481163=""><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1208481163="" class="superscript" data-turn-source-index="11"><!----></sup></source-footnote><source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c1208481163=""><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1208481163="" class="superscript" data-turn-source-index="11"><!----></sup></source-footnote><source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c1208481163=""><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1208481163="" class="superscript" data-turn-source-index="11"><!----></sup></source-footnote><source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c1208481163=""><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1208481163="" class="superscript" data-turn-source-index="11"><!----></sup></source-footnote></span></span><span data-path-to-node="13,7">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c1878272949=""><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p><p data-path-to-node="14" id="p-rc_fc557d41abd67c14-175"><span data-path-to-node="14,0"><span class="citation-278"></span></span><span data-path-to-node="14,1">The Ministry emphasized that diplomatic channels are actively engaged with regional port authorities to arrange the swift repatriation of the rescued Indian crew members back to Mumbai</span><span data-path-to-node="14,2"><span class="citation-278 citation-end-278"><source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c1208481163=""><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1208481163="" class="superscript" data-turn-source-index="12"><!----></sup></source-footnote><source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c1208481163=""><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1208481163="" class="superscript" data-turn-source-index="12"><!----></sup></source-footnote><source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c1208481163=""><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1208481163="" class="superscript" data-turn-source-index="12"><!----></sup></source-footnote><source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c1208481163=""><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1208481163="" class="superscript" data-turn-source-index="12"><!----></sup></source-footnote></span></span><span data-path-to-node="14,3">. </span><span data-path-to-node="14,4"><span class="citation-277"></span></span><span data-path-to-node="14,5"><span class="citation-277">Furthermore, Indian naval escorts operating under </span><i data-path-to-node="14,5" data-index-in-node="50"><span class="citation-277">Operation Sankalp</span></i><span class="citation-277"> have been instructed to heighten surveillance grids and maintain active communication corridors for subcontinental merchant vessels navigating high-risk transit zones</span></span><span data-path-to-node="14,6"><span class="citation-277 citation-end-277"><source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c1208481163=""><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1208481163="" class="superscript" data-turn-source-index="13"><!----></sup></source-footnote><source-footnote ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c1208481163=""><sup 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Indian Mechanized Sailing Vessel Sinks Near Yemen After Projectile Strike; All Crew Rescued
India's Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways confirmed that all 14 crew members on board—including 13 Indian nationals—were successfully rescued in a coordinated emergency operation by the Yemeni Coast Guard and safely evacuated to the Port of Mokha.
