New Delhi, July 5 -- The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) on Sunday said its ship Rani Gaidinliu recovered an adrift scientific data buoy in the Bay of Bengal amid challenging sea conditions.

In a post on X, the ICG said the data buoy belonging to the Ministry of Earth Sciences' National Institute of Ocean Technology had drifted more than 150 km from its deployed position off Nellore, Andhra Pradesh.

"In challenging sea conditions, @IndiaCoastGuard Ship Rani Gaidinliu recovered an adrift @MoesNiot data buoy in the Bay of Bengal," the ICG posted. The buoy had drifted 150+ km from its position off #Nellore, #AndhraPradesh, it added.

The Coast Guard said the recovery was part of its charter of duties.

"As part of its charter of duties, #ICG is c...