Indian Navy Recovers Bodies from Burning LPG Tanker in Gulf of Aden

The Indian Navy warship INS Trikand successfully coordinated firefighting operations and search and rescue efforts for the Cameroon-flagged LPG carrier MT Falcon operating in the Gulf of Aden off the coast of Djibouti, according to a statement from the Indian Navy. The vessel, which was carrying 26 crew members and fully loaded with liquefied petroleum gas, suffered an onboard explosion on October 20 that caused a fire and left the ship adrift approximately 116 nautical miles east of Aden, Yemen. Twenty-four crew members—including 25 Indians and one British national—were able to evacuate and were rescued by merchant vessels in the vicinity.