Two American citizens, who came out to travel around the world on a yacht, lost their lives when there was a storm in the Indian Ocean. Thankfully, the request for the help of American citizens reached the Indian Coast Guard. The incident is Indira Point, the southern end of Andaman and Nicobar. Both American citizens have brought the Indian Coast Guard Safe Campbell Bay with their yacht.

According to the information, on Thursday, the MRCC Center at Port Blair received a distress call. This call was made by a yacht named American C-Engel, which was 53 nattical miles away from Indira Point at that time. Chennai -based US Consulate also appealed to the Indian Coastguard for help. American C-Fairors said that due to bad weather, their yacht has deteriorated and got stuck in the sea.

Message for rescue to warships and merchant vessel
As soon as the alert was received, the Indian Coastguard activated the International Safety Net (ISN) at 2 pm. Under this, a message was sent for the rescue to all the warships passing close to Indira Point and Merchant Wessel. As soon as the message was flash, ICG Rajveer immediately went out for help and reached the yacht by evening.

Coastguard fully committed to maritime safety
ICG Rajveer established contact with Yot. Despite extremely strong winds and mechanical failure of yacht, both crews were in the right position. At night, ICG Rajveer left Yacht with Andaman. Friday (11 July 2025) In the morning, the crustguard ship, yacht, brought the Campbell Bay. Issuing a statement on the rescue mission, the Coast Guard said that the Indian Coastguard is fully committed to Maritime Safety.

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