MUMBAI : The Directorate-General of Shipping has mandated that all the 1,530-odd Indian-flagged merchant vessels exceeding 500 gross tonnage should install Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) systems. This follows recent incidents aboard vessels, including disappearance of personnel, potential suicides, collisions, casualties, and other maritime security concerns.
In cases of man-over-board incidents and cases of missing seafarers, the Search and Rescue (SAR) efforts could not be conducted due to lack of sufficient information, including the exact time and location of the incidents.
In recent incidents, SAR agencies and . . .
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