Indian Coast Guard shepherds more fishing boats to safety as Cyclone Tauktae advances

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Indian Coast Guard as of May 16 through effective and constant liaison with the department of fisheries of the respective states and by providing timely weather alerts to fishermen through its floating and aerial assets has ensured all 4526 fishing boats of Maharashtra and 2258 boats of Gujarat which were out at sea,  have safely returned to harbour. The Coast Guard had stepped up efforts in this direction as the first indications of the formation of a cyclone started streaming in from May 11.

Indian Coast Guard In Action During Cyclone Tauktae
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Coast Guard geared up its preparation towards the preventive and response measures on the Western coast including the Lakshadweep islands as well as the adjacent coastal state of Tamilnadu. All the ashore, afloat and aviation units were put on high alert and by the time ‘Tauktae’ as the storm was to be called, eventually formed in Lakshadweep seas, ICG Ships and aircraft had already alerted fishing boats as well as merchant vessels in the possible route of the storm. 

The massive deployment of ICG assets towards preventive measures for cyclone ‘Tauktae’ has translated into 37 shipdays and 75 aircraft hours at sea till date ensuring safe return of more than 5600 boats, alerting/safe routeing of 335 merchant vessels and timely rescue of six personnel. 

ICG Remote Operating Stations are incessantly relaying weather alert messages in vernacular languages on MMB radio for the seafarers and fishermen. Navtex warnings are being issued regularly and the International Safety Net (ISN) has been activated to alert the vessels in/ transiting through the area. Ships at anchorage have also been advised to take shelter and necessary safety measures. 

Port authorities, Oil rig operators, Shipping, fisheries authorities and fishermen associations have been informed about the impending cyclone and a close liaison and coordination for the safety of boats, vessels and fixed platforms are being maintained. In addition, 40 Coast Guard Disaster Relief Teams with inflatable boats, lifebuoys and lifejackets are on standby all along the western coast for undertaking disaster response operations. 

Medical teams and ambulances have also been kept on standby for swift mobilisation. The painstaking efforts put in by ICG paid dividends by resulting in no loss of fishermen life at sea as the storm crossed the states of Kerala, Karnataka, Goa as well as Lakshadweep islands. The fisheries authorities of these states reported that all the boats were accounted for and safely tucked in the harbour. Response operations for Tug Alliance and MV Coromandel, both off the coast of Karnataka are going on.

The pre-emptive measures by ICG continue with full steam with a focus on Maharashtra and Gujarat as the very severe cyclonic storm ‘Tauktae’ travels northwards and predicted to make landfall at Gujarat coast on the morning of May 18. State fisheries authorities have confirmed that all the boats have either returned harbour or taken shelter in nearby ports.

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  1. Tiger of Kumaon16 May 2021 at 21:44

    Great narratives as usual depictions of real facts. Keep going

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