On interrogation, the tug crew requested 45 tonnes of fuel to continue passage to Maldives
The Indian Navy engaged in search and rescue operations in Cyclone Ockhi-hit seas off Kerala and Lakshadweep extended help by giving fuel to a foreign vessel stranded off Minicoy Island.
INS Shardul encountered tug 'Bes Power' of Singapore stranded due to the cyclone 35 nautical miles north-east of Minicoy Island late last night.
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On interrogation, the tug crew requested 45 tonnes of fuel to continue passage to Maldives.
"Fuel was transferred to the Tug in true naval ethos of being the first responder to all," a Defence spokesman said here today.
Meanwhile, a Dornier aircraft and a ship of the Navy have left for rescuing a boat stranded with 15 persons near Lakshadweep islands after receiving a message through an aircraft flying near Kochi, the spokesman said.
He also said a Coast Guard Ship Vaibhav has recovered two bodies off Alappuzha.
