Indian Navy locates sunken Chinese fishing vessel in Indian Ocean, relays position to PLA

May 20, 2023

The Indian Navy’s P8I maritime patrol aircraft located a Chinese fishing vessel that capsized three days ago in the Indian Ocean. The position of the boat was relayed to China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy warships for further assistance, officials said. The Chinese vessel named ‘Lu Peng Yuan Yu 028’ with 39 crew members overturned on Tuesday in the central part of the Indian Ocean. The Indian Navy deployed its P8I maritime patrol aircraft on Wednesday and Thursday to help in the search and rescue of the vessel.

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