All 30 crew of an elderly panamax bulk carrier have been rescued by the Indian Coast Guard after hull cracking led to flooding of the cargo holds.

Rak Carrier sinking by the bow.
The 64,000-dwt Rak Carrier (built 1984) laden with a cargo of Indonesian coal for Gujarat ran into difficulty off Mumbai.

The ship sent a mayday message indicating that water had got into the cargo spaces with the bow underwater.

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