As the crew was evacuated for a medical emergency, the coast guard ships used their firefighting equipment to douse the flames.
Apart from small rescue boats, remote-controlled buoys were used to rescue the last man in the sea.
The men displayed their prowess in containing the oil spill and mitigating the pollution caused. ICGS Shaunak, ICGS Sujay and ICGS Samudra Paheredar, and two Chetak helicopters were also involved in the joint exercise.
After the successful completion of the rescue and mitigation operations, the participating units entered the harbour in a sequence.
The ICGS Shaurya and JCGS Yashima were involved in a joint training exercise from January 8, focusing on pollution response training on hazardous and noxious substances to combat maritime pollution at sea.
The joint exercise today encompassed maritime law enforcement, search and rescue and pollution response at sea.
The joint exercise was reviewed by Inspector General Donny Michael, Commander of Coast Guard Region (East).
The Commanding Officer of the JCGS Yashima, Captain Yuichi Motoyama, held a meeting with the IG to strengthen the bilateral cooperation by sharing expertise and discussing best practices.