India receives report on disappearance of M V Rezzak
India has received the preliminary report of investigation into the disappearance of a vessel M V Rezzak with 25 Indian sailors onboard.
By PTI |
MUMBAI: India has received the preliminary report of investigation into the disappearance of a vessel M V Rezzak with 25 Indian sailors onboard, conducted by the Marine Casualty Investigation branch of the Panama Maritime Authority.
The vessel carrying steel billets left for Russia from Turkey on February 17 this year and disappeared in the Black sea. The vessel was owned by a Turkish national and registered at Panama.
According to the report by Panama Maritime Authority, local authorities at the Novorossiysk port in Russia inspected the vessel and reported a number of deficiencies to the safety of life at sea including various hull related items and others related to planned maintenance.
"Deficiencies found on board were rectified as stated existing EPIRB was replaced due to damage to outer shell at the port of Novorossiysk," it said.
EPIRB or Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon are tracking transmitters which aid in the detection and location of boats.
Rezzak loaded steel billets from Novorossiysk below maximum tonnage, it said. "There was no deficiency noted by the harbour master of Novorossiysk as an overload condition," it added.
The vessel carrying steel billets left for Russia from Turkey on February 17 this year and disappeared in the Black sea. The vessel was owned by a Turkish national and registered at Panama.
According to the report by Panama Maritime Authority, local authorities at the Novorossiysk port in Russia inspected the vessel and reported a number of deficiencies to the safety of life at sea including various hull related items and others related to planned maintenance.
"Deficiencies found on board were rectified as stated existing EPIRB was replaced due to damage to outer shell at the port of Novorossiysk," it said.
EPIRB or Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon are tracking transmitters which aid in the detection and location of boats.
Rezzak loaded steel billets from Novorossiysk below maximum tonnage, it said. "There was no deficiency noted by the harbour master of Novorossiysk as an overload condition," it added.
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