Indian Coast Guard ramps up response as Cyclone Tauktae surges forward

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Cyclone Tauktae Update (May 17 at 1pm)

SYNOPSIS: Extremely severe cyclonic storm “Tauktae” (pronounced as Tau’Te) over East-central Arabian Sea: Cyclone warning for Gujarat & Diu coasts and post-landfall outlook for Gujarat & Rajasthan:  Yesterday’s very severe cyclonic storm over the east-central Arabian Sea moved north-north-westwards and intensified into an extremely severe cyclonic storm in the early morning (5.30am IST) on May 17. 

It lay centred at 8.30am IST over the east-central Arabian Sea near latitude 18.8°N and longitude 71.5°E, about 150 km west of Mumbai, 220 km south-southeast of Diu, 260 km southeast of Veraval (Gujarat), and 490 km east-southeast of Karachi (Pakistan). It is very likely to move north-north-westwards and reach Gujarat coast in the evening hours of May17 and cross Gujarat coast between Porbandar & Mahuva (Bhavnagar district) during the night (8pm-11pm IST) with a maximum sustained wind speed of 155-165 kmph gusting to 185 kmph.

Cyclone Tauktae Update (May 16)

Synopsis: The very severe Cyclonic Storm “Tauktae” over the east-central Arabian Sea moved nearly northwards with a speed of about 11 kmph during the past six hours and lay centred at 0530am on May 16 over the east-central Arabian Sea near latitude 15.0°N and longitude 72.7°E, about 130 km west-southwest of Panjim-Goa, 450 km south of Mumbai, 700 km south-southeast of Veraval (Gujarat) and 840 km southeast of Karachi (Pakistan).

It is very likely to intensify during the next 24 hours. It is very likely to move north-north-westwards and reach Gujarat coast in the evening hours of May 17 and cross Gujarat coast between Porbandar & Mahuva (Bhavnagar district) around 18th May early morning.

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Indian Coast Guard has undertaken massive deployment of its assets along the West Coast in wake of the formation of cyclonic storm Tauktae over the East Central Arabian Sea. In addition to taking pre-emptive steps in the run-up to the cyclonic storm by warning fishermen to vacate the area and return to the harbour, the Coast Guard on May 15 as part of its daily plan deployed 23 ICG ships and 6 aircraft along the Eastern and Western Sea Coast.

ICGS Vikram Navigates Choppy Sea Off TheWest Coast
Krishnaswamy Natarajan, Director-General, Indian Coast Guard said the above assets have been deployed off Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Goa, Lakshadweep Islands and Gujarat coast for alerting fishing boats operating in the area. These assets are also warning merchant ships transiting through the area or at anchorages about impending cyclone and ensuring they take necessary precautionary measure to ensure there is no loss of valuable life and property. 

State Of Arabian Sea In Wake Of Cyclone Tauktae
Out of the 3445 Indian Fishing Boats that were reported to be at sea, the Indian Coast Guard with help of the respective departments of fisheries of the states concerned has shepherded 1167 IFBs and ensure their safe return to harbour. Indian Coast Guard has also advised the respective fisheries authorities to recall all boats under their jurisdiction that are operating at Sea. The maritime force has also alerted 113 merchant vessels at anchorage/transiting about impending cyclone



In addition, 40 ICG Disaster Response Teams (DRTs) with Gemini (Lifeboat) and life-saving equipment/response gears have been kept on standby for mobilisation/assistance to civil administration. ICG Remote Operating Stations (ROS) at Tuticorin, Kochi, New Mangalore, Mumbai, Kavaratti and Porbandar are regularly transmitting weather warnings in local languages on VHF for fishermen all along the coast to ensure they return to the safety of the nearest harbours. 

Oil rig operators in Offshore Development Areas (ODAs) along the Western seaboard alerted for undertaking preventive measures, the Indian Coast Guard chief said. Port authorities have been requested to keeping tugs on standby for assistance and shifting vessels at anchorage to safer berths. The DG shipping too has been requested to maintain ETV standby for emergency assistance. Coordination meeting was conducted with local administration at Goa, Pipavav and Veraval

All ICG stations have been directed to monitor toll-free number 1554 for immediate response.

THREE RESCUED IN SAR

Earlier, ICGS Vikram under command of DHQ-3 (Karnataka) in a search and rescue mission rescued three fishermen in distress off Kannur in the Arabia Sea of Kerala coast at 10 nautical miles. The IFB (IND KL 08 MO 2536) endured an engine failure.  The rescue operations were undertaken at midnight on May 14. The fishermen were provided with food and are healthy condition. ICGS Vikram handed them over to authorities in Kochi. 

Fishermen Rescued In SAR 10NM Off Kannur In Kerala



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