Indian Coast Guard Rescues 13 Seafarers After Bulk Carrier Suffers Engine Failure In Powerful Cyclone

Image for representation purposes only The Indian Coast Guard evacuated 20 crew members stranded on the Marshall Islands-flagged bulk carrier MV Sigma Pearl off the coast of Andhra Pradesh. The 180 m long vessel suffered from an engine failure due to worsening weather conditions amidst Cyclone Arnab, reports suggest. It eventually ran aground close to the Ravva oilfield off Antarvedi in the Dr B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema district after it lost power. The 20,809-gross-tonnage vessel unloaded its cargo at Visakhapatnam port and set sail for Singapore on the midnight of October 27. Soon after leaving the port, it encountered the powerful storm caused by the cyclone in the Bay of Bengal, which made landfall near Yanam in the early hours of October 28, with wind speeds between 125 and 135 kmph and gusts peaking at 150 kmph. Powerful waves drifted the ship off course into dangerous waters near…