India: According to the Times of India, an abandoned cement ship drifted on to the beach of Fansa, a coastal village in Umbergaon, Valsad.
The MV Coastal Pride was reportedly abandoned 15km away from Umbergaon by the ship's 14 crew members on 24 June 2015 after it developed a problem. The overturned ship drifted to Fansa village's beach after a few days because of strong water currents, according to Valsad Marine police.
The ship was en route from Porbandar to Indira Dock in Mumbai. Following a distress call by the ship's captain, the Indian Navy sent its Sea King helicopter for a search and rescue operation from Mumbai and the Indian Coast Guard send a Chetak helicopter from Daman. The 14 crew members aboard the ship were saved. "A marine police team was deputed to Fansa when we received information about the ship. We are trying to get in touch with the ship's owner," said Prem Veer Singh, superintendent of Valsad police.