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Indian sailors rescued

Dubai June 18. Nineteen Indian sailors on board a cargo ship have been rescued from the high seas off Mogadishu after the vessel's engine broke down.

The 20-member crew of the ship, m.v. Al Bella, whose engines failed on May 29, battled for their lives in the Indian Ocean for nearly a fortnight before being rescued by a British vessel.

The crew members, who included a Sri Lankan, reached the Sultan Qaboos Port in Muscat after sailing aboard the British vessel, HMS Diligence, for three to four days. The crew reached Muscat on Monday, The Gulf News said. — PTI

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