Search on for missing pilot of Coast Guard ALH
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Search on for missing pilot of Coast Guard ALH

Hindustan Times  

The pilot of a Indian Coast Guard Dhruv advanced light helicopter that went down in the Arabian Sea near Porbandar on Monday night is still missing, even as search and rescue efforts using ships and aircraft were intensified to locate him, officials aware of the matter said on Wednesday. The missing pilot Commandant Rakesh Rana is the commanding officer of the coast guard’s Porbandar-based 835 Squadron. The missing pilot, Commandant Rakesh Rana, 38, is the commanding officer of the Coast Guard’s Porbandar-based 835 Squadron to which the ALH belonged. The Coast Guard on Tuesday recovered the bodies of the other pilot, Deputy Commandant Vipin Babu, and diver Karan Singh.

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No trace of missing ALH pilot as search continues in Arabian Sea
3 months, 1 week ago

No trace of missing ALH pilot as search continues in Arabian Sea

Hindustan Times  

Eight days after a coast guard Dhruv advanced light helicopter crashed into the Arabian Sea near Porbandar on September 2, there is still no trace of the missing pilot, Commandant Rakesh Rana, officials aware of the development said on Tuesday. Ships, aircraft and specialist divers are searching for the pilot, the commanding officer of the coast guard’s Porbandar-based 835 Squadron …

Navy joins search for ALH pilot missing in Arabian Sea, divers on standby
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Navy joins search for ALH pilot missing in Arabian Sea, divers on standby

Hindustan Times  

The Indian Navy has joined the search for the missing pilot of a coast guard Dhruv advanced light helicopter that went down in the Arabian Sea near Porbandar on September 2, and deployed two ships capable of detecting, identifying and imaging objects on the seafloor, and launching remotely operated underwater vehicles, officials aware of the matter on Thursday. The Indian …

Coast Guard chopper crash: Bodies of two crew members found, search on for third one
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Coast Guard chopper crash: Bodies of two crew members found, search on for third one

Deccan Chronicle  

Porbandar: Of the three crew members who went missing after an Indian Coast Guard helicopter crashed into the Arabian Sea off Gujarat coast, the bodies of its pilot and a diver have been recovered while search for the third one is still on, officials said on Wednesday. The bodies of Commandant Vipin Babu and diver Karan Singh were recovered on …

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