Two merchant vessels collide in Gulf of Kutch, no casualty or oil spill reported; Coast Guard ships on standby

Ahmedabad, November 27

Two merchant vessels have collided in the Gulf of Kutch, although no casualty or oil slick has been reported in the incident, a defence official in Gujarat said on Saturday.

The two merchant vessels—Aviator and Atlantic Grace—collided on November 26 night, the defence spokesperson in the state said in a tweet.

Indian Coast Guard (ICG) ships are on standby in the vicinity and monitoring the situation, the official said.

“Collision betwn MVs Aviator and Atlantic Grace in GoK on 26 November night. No casualties, oil slick reported. @IndianCoastGuard Ships in the area incl. Pollution Control stand-by in vicinity amp; monitoring the situation,” the Gujarat defence public relations officer said in the tweet. — PTI

Collision btwn MVs Aviator amp; Atlantic Grace in GoK on 26 #NOVEMBER night

No casualties, oil slick reported@IndiaCoastGuard Ships in area incl. Pollution Control 🚢 stand-by in vicinity amp; monitoring the situation@AjaybhattBJP4UK @Bhupendrapbjp @dgpgujarat @GujaratPolice @ANI pic.twitter.com/CZ8WfZoCxx

— PRO Defence Gujarat (@DefencePRO_Guj) November 27, 2021