*MV BINGO 17 Chinese and 1 Myanmarese SEAFARERS ARE ALL SAFE* Seventeen Chinese sailors and one Myanmarese who had set sail from Haldia on Friday got caught in the fury of Cyclone Phailin about 40 nautical miles from the coast in the Bay of Bengal Saturday. They abandoned the ship, MV Bingo, carrying iron ore, as it began to sink, got into a single lifeboat and clung to dear life for 36 hours, as the wind and the waves tossed them around and rescue efforts failed to trace them. But they survived and made it to shore to tell their horror story, their lifeboat drifting through it all and hitting an island near Balasore early Monday. The seafarers in the lifeboat had just one mobile phone on them which was working and had enough battery to make a call. And they used it to call authorities in China. Those officials got in touch with the Chinese consulate in Kolkata who in turn got in touch with the coast guard in Haldia. The cellphone was traced through GPRS and the police station nearest to the crew, in Bhogorai, Balasore, was informed. All of them had bruises and cuts but their lifeboat was hardly damaged. After getting first aid, they were expected to leave for Haldia. Register on MarinersPlanet (A Seafarers Portal) and feel associated with every Individual/Business/Community which is part of this ever growing Industry. marinersplanet/
Posted on: Tue, 15 Oct 2013 08:56:01 +0000
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