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Indian Navy Sends Four Ships To Rescue 800 Tourists From Andaman’s Havelock Island
Indian Navy’s aircraft carriers 2014. (Indian Navy)
Four ships of the Indian Navy sailed today (7 December) to evacuate about 800 tourists from Havelock Island in Andaman and Nicobar (A&N) Islands, an official said. The sudden evacuation mission was initiated at the request of the A&N disaster management authority, which speculates that a "cyclonic storm" might strike Havelock, an island about 36 km from capital Port Blair.
"There is a deep depression (in the sea) about 310 kms from Port Blair. That is why the Navy was contacted as we don't want to take any chances," an official from Directorate of Disaster Management, A&N administration, told IANS. The official said that because of heavy rains and winds, the difficulty tourists are facing is to reach the jetty to board the ships.
"We can't say as of now that the depression will turn into a cyclone," the official said. They expect the evacuation to be completed by the evening, he said. Navy spokesperson Captain D.K. Sharma said the ships were in the area and that there was a bad sea state. He said the ships departed from Port Blair around 3.15 am.
With inputs from IANS.
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