Navy deploys P8I aircraft to rescue 39 Chinese ships sunk in Indian Ocean

New Delhi: The Indian Navy dispatched a P-8I maritime patrol aircraft to assist in the search and rescue of a Chinese fishing vessel with 39 crew members that sank in the Indian Ocean, reported news agency PTI. The Navy said a P8I aircraft conducted a more extensive search Wednesday despite bad weather and found several items that may belong to the sunken ship. On 17 May, the Indian Navy deployed its aerial maritime reconnaissance assets in the southern Indian Ocean region, about 900 nautical miles from India, as a humanitarian gesture in response to the sinking of the Chinese fishing vessel Lu Peng Yuan Yu 028. The crew includes nationals from China, Indonesia and the Philippines.

“As a demonstration of India’s commitment as a reliable and responsible partner in ensuring security at sea, Indian Navy units also coordinated search and rescue efforts with other units in the area and PLA Navy warships were deployed in the event of an incident.” Directed to go to the site.” Said.

In a quick humanitarian action on 17th May #Indian Navy In response to the sinking, deployed its Air MR assets in the southern IOR about 900 nm from India #Sugar Fishing vessel Lu Peng Yuan Yu 028 with 39 crew. The crew includes nationals from China, Indonesia and the Philippines pic.twitter.com/gbcbh8DlSc— spokespersonnavy (@indiannavy) May 18, 2023

State-run CCTV reported that the “Lupeng Yuanyu 028”, a offshore fishing vessel owned by Penglai Jinglu Fishery Co Ltd in Shandong province, sank in the early hours of Tuesday, news agency Reuters reported. There were 39 people on board – 17 Chinese crew members, 17 Indonesians and five Filipinos, Reuters cited CCTV as reporting.

The accident was reported to China’s Maritime Search and Rescue Center, and the foreign ministry instructed its missions in Australia, Sri Lanka, the Maldives, Indonesia, the Philippines and other countries to coordinate search and rescue operations, according to the statement.

Xi Jinping orders all-out rescue effort

Chinese President Xi Jinping has ordered all rescue efforts after a Chinese deep-sea fishing vessel capsized in the Indian Ocean, news agency ANI quoted CGTN as saying. Xi directed the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, the Chinese Ministry of Transport and Shandong Province to immediately activate emergency response mechanisms to verify the situation and deploy additional rescue forces, ANI cited CGTN as reporting. Did.

Xi also called for the coordination of international maritime search and rescue assistance. He said that according to news reports, the Chinese Foreign Ministry and relevant embassies overseas should strengthen contact with relevant local parties to coordinate search and rescue operations. He also directed to strengthen security risk early warning alerts for remote area operations to ensure safety of people.