Indian Navy deploys aircraft to rescue 39 crew on Chinese ship that sank, 2 bodies discovered

The Indian Navy responded to a request from the Chinese Navy on Wednesday by offering assistance in the ongoing search for a Chinese fishing vessel that went down in the Indian Ocean.

The ship was reportedly carrying 39 people, including 17 Chinese crew members, 17 Indonesians, and five Filipinos. China requested assistance from several countries, including India, for the rescue operation of the capsized vessel, which has been stranded in the central Indian Ocean since Tuesday.

The Indian Navy said in a statement on Thursday that it had deployed its “Air MR assets” in the Southern Indian Ocean Region to rescue the sinking Chinese fishing vessel.

“P8I aircraft have carried out multiple & extensive searches despite adverse weather & located multiple objects possibly belonging to the sunken vessel. As an immediate response, SAR equipment was deployed at the scene by the Indian aircraft on request of PLA(N) ships closing the area,” the Indian Navy spokesperson tweeted.

“In a display of India’s obligations as a #credible & #responsible partner for ensuring #safety at sea, the #IndianNavy units also coordinated #SAR efforts with other units in the area & guided #PLA(N) warships transiting to the scene of incident,” it added.

Two bodies were discovered in the search for the missing crew members on Thursday, according to China’s state media. According to Xinhua, the ongoing search operation following the capsize of the Lu Peng Yuan Yu 028 “found and salvaged the remains of two victims.”

The boat capsized within Australia’s vast search-and-rescue region, said Beijing’s ambassador to Canberra on Thursday, noting that it was 5,000 kilometers west of Perth, Western Australia’s state capital.

Reena Choudhary

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