MV Sirrah departs Vizhinjam
Bulk carrier MV Sirrah, which had found itself stranded off Vizhinjam following engine trouble, finally set sail from the region early Monday morning.
After several days of anxious wait, the vessel had received the spare parts for carrying out the repairs on Sunday morning. On encountering problems, MV Sirrah had alerted the Vizhinjam port authorities of its predicament on May 7. Although the vessel's owners had arranged for the spares to be transported to Vizhinjam, they were delayed.
In the meantime, the tensions along the Indo-Pak border had prompted the Coast Guard to carry out an on-board inspection of the St Kitts and Nevis-flagged vessel which had dropped anchor off Vizhinjam coast. But nothing suspicious had turned up.
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