New Delhi, May 16 -- Six crew members of a cargo vessel, named MSV Salamat, which sank in the early hours of May 14 off the coast of Surathkal, Karnataka, were rescued by the Indian Coast Guard (ICG), officials said.

The crew members identified as Ismail Shareef, Alemun Ahmed Bhai Ghavda, Kakal Suleman Ismail, Akbar Abdul Surani, Kasam Ismail Mepani, and Azmal were rescued approximately 60-70 nautical miles southwest of Mangalore from a small dinghy.

"At 1215hrs on 14 May, ICG received a distress alert from MT Epic Susui, a transiting vessel, reporting the sighting of a small boat adrift with six survivors onboard, approximately 52 nautical miles off the coast of Surathkal, Karnataka," an official press release said.

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