Goa, June 14 -- A US Navy rescue operation saved 14 Indian crew members after their Indian-flagged vessel, MSV Virat 1, began sinking about 80 nautical miles east of Ras Al Hadd off Oman's coast on Sunday morning. A US Navy P8 Maritime Patrol aircraft dropped a life raft and monitored the crew embarking it, while all 14 sailors safely boarded the raft.

The Indian Embassy in Oman confirmed the incident involved an Indian-flagged mechanised sailing vessel that experienced engine failure. The crew was transferred safely to the life raft, and a rescue operation is underway through ships in the vicinity under coordination with Omani authorities.

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