U.S. says it helped in rescuing Indian MSV crew

US Centcom published a story on page X stating that a US Navy search and rescue helicopter assisted in the rescue of 14 Indian sailors in the North Arabian Sea on June 14.

A U.S. Navy P-8 aircraft was first on the scene and responded by dropping a search and rescue kit that included a life raft boarded by 14 sailors.

MV Jabal Ali 9 then arrived on scene and successfully rescued eleven crew members from the raft.

According to the news, the MH-60 Sea Hawk assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) rescued three more sailors after their life raft capsized in the rough sea. The three sailors were transferred to M/V Jabal Ali 9, where they were reported to be in good health and morale.

A mechanized sailing ship suffered an engine failure off the coast of Muscat and the crew was eventually safely transferred to a life raft, according to the Indian embassy outpost in X.