Pakistan navy evacuates 18 merchant ship crew after distress call
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E-mailKARACHI, April 10 (Reuters) - Pakistan said its navy had rescued and evacuated 18 crew members of a merchant vessel operating in the North Arabian sea after a distress call.
The rescued crew members of the vessel, GOLD AUTUMN, who included nationals of China, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Vietnam and Indonesia, were safely transported to Karachi for medical care and repatriation, a statement from Pakistan's military said.
(Reporting by Ariba Shahid, writing by Shanima Aniyeri in Mumbai; editing by Philippa Fletcher)
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