Pakistan Navy rescues 19 crew members of fishing vessel stranded near Gwadar

The Pakistan Navy said on Thursday that it had successfully rescued 19 crew members aboard a fishing vessel stranded south of Gwadar due to engine failure. In a statement, the navy said that the fishing vessel Al Jalali was in distress about 120 nautical miles south of Gwadar. “A total of 19 crew members onboard the vessel, including 11 Pakistani and 8 Iranian nationals, were stranded at sea due to engine failure of the vessel,” the navy said. “The situation was further aggravated by deteriorating weather conditions in the North Arabian Sea during the ongoing monsoon, placing the lives of the crew in immediate danger,” it added. It said that upon receiving the distress call, the Joint…