Pakistan Navy assists an Indian vessel stranded in the Arabian Sea
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Pakistan’s navy responded to a distress call from an Indian vessel stranded in the Arabian Sea after a critical technical failure, Pakistan’s military said on Tuesday.
The vessel, named MV Gautam, was carrying seven crew members – six Indians and one Indonesian – and had suffered a critical technical failure while en route from Oman to India, leaving it stranded at sea, the Pakistani military said in a statement.
Item 1 of 2 Pakistan Navy personnel climb onto the Indian vessel MV Gautam after receiving a distress call from the vessel following a critical technical failure in the Arabian Sea, according to Pakistan’s military, in this still image obtained from a video released on May 5, 2026. ISPR/Handout via REUTERS
[1/2]Pakistan Navy personnel climb onto the Indian vessel MV Gautam after receiving a distress call from the vessel following a critical technical failure in the Arabian Sea, according to Pakistan’s military, in this still image obtained from a video released on May 5, 2026. ISPR/Handout via REUTERS Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab
May 5 (Reuters) – Pakistan’s navy responded to a distress call from an Indian vessel stranded in the Arabian Sea after a critical technical failure, Pakistan’s military said on Tuesday.
The vessel, named MV Gautam, was carrying seven crew members – six Indians and one Indonesian – and had suffered a critical technical failure while en route from Oman to India, leaving it stranded at sea, the Pakistani military said in a statement.
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Pakistan’s navy dispatched a ship named Kashmir, which provided food, medical assistance, and technical support to stabilise the vessel and ensure the crew’s safety, the statement said.
Last month, Pakistan said its navy had rescued and evacuated 18 crew members of a merchant vessel operating in the northern Arabian Sea after a distress call.
Reference Link:- https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/pakistan-navy-assists-indian-vessel-stranded-arabian-sea-2026-05-05/
Zamir Ahmed Awan is the founder and Chair of the Global Silk Route Research Alliance, a think tank in Islamabad. He studied engineering at Shanghai University in the 1980s, and years later he went back to China as Pakistan's science counsellor in Beijing, from 2010 until 2016, working on science and higher education cooperation between the two countries.…
