Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 06:38pm on 11 Sep 2026,Friday India
Twenty-one of 24 crew members aboard merchant vessel MV KMAX EMPEROR were safely evacuated after it collided with another merchant vessel, MV TRUE MARINER, off the outer anchorage OTB Kandla in Gujarat, the Indian Coast Guard said. Following the collision, the Coast Guard launched a swift rescue operation to evacuate the crew aboard MV KMAX EMPEROR. Three crew members remained onboard the vessel after the evacuation. The incident occurred off Gujarat’s Kandla coast, prompting the Coast Guard to activate pollution response measures alongside the rescue operation. The Coast Guard shared details of the incident and rescue efforts on social media, confirming that 21 crew members had been safely evacuated following the collision.
