India, Sept. 11 -- Twenty-one crew members were safely evacuated after their merchant vessel, MV KMAX EMPEROR, collided with another merchant ship, MV TRUE MARINER, near the outer anchorage OTB Kandla in Gujarat, the Indian Coast Guard said on Friday.

The Indian Coast Guard responded to the collision by launching a rescue operation to move the crew from MV KMAX EMPEROR to safety.

The remaining three crew members onboard the 24-crew ship stayed on the vessel to help keep its operations running, it added.

According to the Coast Guard, 21 of the 24 people on the crew of MV KMAX EMPEROR were safely evacuated after the two vessels collided.

The vessel continues to have three crew members onboard, who are assisting with its operations, the ...