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India's First Female Merchant Navy Captain Wins International Bravery Award

Captain Radhika Menon received her medal and certificate of commendation at an awards ceremony at the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) headquarters here last evening."I am honoured and humbled with this great honour for me and my team. It is a seafarer's duty to help souls in distress and I did my duty. Seafaring is a noble profession which contributes massively to world trade and economy as well as cultural integration. It does not always get the recognition it deserves," said Captain Menon in her acceptance speech.Ms Menon, who was nominated by the Indian government, became the first woman to receive the IMO Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea, an annual award established by IMO to provide international recognition for those who, at the risk of losing their own life, perform acts of exceptional bravery.

Merchant Navy Officer Goes Missing Mysteriously From Ship Near Somalia. 

Bhopal: The accumulated stress of the past few days have been just too much for 55-year-old Sarla Yadav to handle. Her youngest son, Sandeep, who is a trainee officer in the merchant navy, has been missing since March 2.

Sandeep Yadav sailed with other crew members on MT Jag Pushpa, the vessel which was transporting oil and chemicals from Vadinar in Gujarat to Maputo in Mozambique, on February 22. With mystery surrounding his disappearance, Mr Yadav's family in Bhopal now suspects foul play. Amit Kumar, his brother-in-law, said, "The captain of the ship, Sandeep's room partner and other crew members seems to have been briefed as to what they have to say about the incident. Even the company officials are saying the exact same thing. Even a FIR (police case) has not been registered. Company officials are avoiding our calls."NDTV tried contacting Mr Yadav's employers, The Great Eastern Shipping Company Limited in Mumbai, but they did not respond to queries. Mr Yadav's family claims the company officials told them he was last seen sleeping in his cabin on March 2. The next morning they say he disappeared when the ship was near Somalia.

30 people rescued from sinking ship near Mumbai

Mumbai: Helicopters and special ships were rushed to help 30 people who worked on a commercial ship that began sinking near Mumbai this morning.  
The Navy rushed to help after a merchant vessel Rak Carrier said it was being flooded. 

Fifteen crew members of the ship that's registered in Panama had jumped overboard in a panic.  Special rescue ships and helicopters traced all crew members and brought them to Mumbai. The crew consisted of Jordanians, Romanians and Indonesians.
The MV Rak Carrier was loaded with several thousand tons of coal. It was on its way from Indonesia to Port Dahej in Gujarat.
Experts say the cargo remains sealed and that no oil has spilled into the sea. The ship  was reported sunk  this afternoon; a navigational warning has been issued to other ships in the area.