Omani ship sinks off Gujarat coast; 17 crew members rescued

Indian Coast Gaurd and the state marine police today rescued 17 crew members, 10 of them Pakistani, of a ship from Oman which sank about ten nautical miles from the Pipavav port in Gujarat's Amreli district.

The ship -- Abdullah-- was heading for Alang ship-breaking yard for dismantling.

All the 17 crew members -- 10 rpt 10 from Pakistan, five from Yeman and one each from India and Iraq -- were rescued, said the Amreli superintendent of police Antrip Sood.