New Delhi, 1 July (H.S.): The Indian Navy managed to control a blaze on a Palau-flagged tanker in the North Arabian Sea and secured the safety of 14 Indian crew members aboard the vessel.

The Navy sprang into action and initiated the fire-fighting effort after getting a distress signal from the ship on Sunday.

The ship reported a significant blaze in its engine room while operating about 80 nautical miles east of Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

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Hindusthan Samachar / Indrani Sarkar