Injured Indian Navy officer Abhilash Tommy, stranded in India Ocean, rescued
New Delhi, Sept 24 (IBNS) Indian Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday confirmed that injured commander Abhilash Tommy, who was stranded in the Indian Ocean, has been rescued by a French fishing vessel on Monday.
The Minister said the commander is 'conscious'.
She said INS Satpura will take him to Mauritius for medical attention.
Sitharaman tweeted: "A sense of relief to know that naval officer @abhilashtomy is rescued by the French fishing vessel. He's concious and doing okay. The vessel will shift him to a nearby island (I'lle Amsterdam) by evening. INS Satpura will take him to Mauritius for medical attention. @PIB_India."
Injured Tommy is representing India in the Golden Global Race 2018.
Earlier, a Pi8 aircraft, which was dispatched by the Navy from Port Luis Mauritius, has managed to establish contact with Commander Tommy's 'Thuria', which is an indigenously built vessel, The Indian Express reported.
The race had begun in July this year in France.
Image: Abhilash Tommy Twitter page
A sense of relief to know that naval officer @abhilashtomy is rescued by the French fishing vessel. He's concious and doing okay. The vessel will shift him to a nearby island (I'lle Amsterdam) by evening. INS Satpura will take him to Mauritius for medical attention. @PIB_India
— Nirmala Sitharaman (@nsitharaman) September 24, 2018
