The Indian Navy has deployed a P-8I maritime patrol aircraft to assist in the search and rescue of a Chinese fishing vessel with 39 crew members on board that sank in the Indian Ocean.
A P8I aircraft carried out several extensive searches on Wednesday despite bad weather and found several objects that may belong to the sunken ship, the navy said.
In a quick humanitarian action on May 17, the Indian Navy deployed its air-sea reconnaissance assets in an area of the southern Indian Ocean approximately 900 nautical miles from India in response to the sinking of the Chinese fishing vessel Lu Peng Yuan Yu 028, it said.
The crew consists of citizens of China, Indonesia and the Philippines. “Demonstrating India’s commitment as a trusted and responsible maritime security partner, Indian Navy units also coordinated search and rescue efforts with other units in the area and guided PLA Navy warships that sailed to the scene of the incident he said.
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