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Indian Navy comes to aid of Oman-bound vessel on fire, Indian crew onboard


Mangalore Today News Network

New Delhi, June 30, 2025: Indian Navy’s warship INS Tabar, on a mission in the Gulf of Oman, received a distress call from a ship named MT Yi Cheng 6 after which it sprung into action. Pulau flagged MT Yi Cheng 6 experienced a major fire in the engine room and total power failure onboard. INS Tabar team -- 13 Indian naval personnel and 5 crew members -- immediately started firefighting operations.

Pulau flagged MT Yi Cheng 6 was going from Kandla in Gujarat to Shinas, Oman when it made a distress call on Sunday. 14 Indian crew members were on board the vessel.


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The fire fighting team and equipment from INSTabar were transferred onboard by the ship’s boat and helicopter, said the Indian Navy in a post on X (formerly Twitter).


 
The intensity of the fire has been brought down drastically, informed the Indian Navy’s spokesperson.


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