<p>Panaji: The <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/indian-coast-guard">Indian Coast Guard</a> (ICG) has rescued 24 passengers and two crew members from a tourist ferry boat which was caught in rough weather and faced fuel exhaustion near the Mormugao Harbour in <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/goa">Goa</a>, an official said on Monday.</p><p>The boat, 'Nerul Paradise', was caught in the rough weather with waves over 3m and was stranded due to fuel exhaustion off the Goa coast on Sunday, a spokesperson of the Coast Guard said in a statement.</p><p>"The marooned boat had sailed out from Panjim with tourists in the morning hours," he said.</p><p>It was stranded about 2km away from the Mormugao Harbour, in the waters at some distance from the Cabo Palace (Raj Bhavan), an official from the Mormugao police station said.</p>.Indian Coast Guard detains fishing vessel off Maharashtra coast, 5 tons of smuggled diesel seized.<p>Personnel of the Coast Guard ship C-148, which was returning from patrol, felt the signs of distress amongst passengers and responded swiftly, the ICG spokesperson said.</p><p>"The ICG vessel, braving the rough seas, reached the distressed vessel. A team was sent to the boat and personnel on board the boat were calmed down," he said.</p><p>The Coast Guard team stabilised the situation and brought the boat safely to the harbour, averting a potential disaster, the spokesperson said.</p><p>On arrival, all the passengers and crew members were provided with medical aid, he added.</p>
<p>Panaji: The <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/indian-coast-guard">Indian Coast Guard</a> (ICG) has rescued 24 passengers and two crew members from a tourist ferry boat which was caught in rough weather and faced fuel exhaustion near the Mormugao Harbour in <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/goa">Goa</a>, an official said on Monday.</p><p>The boat, 'Nerul Paradise', was caught in the rough weather with waves over 3m and was stranded due to fuel exhaustion off the Goa coast on Sunday, a spokesperson of the Coast Guard said in a statement.</p><p>"The marooned boat had sailed out from Panjim with tourists in the morning hours," he said.</p><p>It was stranded about 2km away from the Mormugao Harbour, in the waters at some distance from the Cabo Palace (Raj Bhavan), an official from the Mormugao police station said.</p>.Indian Coast Guard detains fishing vessel off Maharashtra coast, 5 tons of smuggled diesel seized.<p>Personnel of the Coast Guard ship C-148, which was returning from patrol, felt the signs of distress amongst passengers and responded swiftly, the ICG spokesperson said.</p><p>"The ICG vessel, braving the rough seas, reached the distressed vessel. A team was sent to the boat and personnel on board the boat were calmed down," he said.</p><p>The Coast Guard team stabilised the situation and brought the boat safely to the harbour, averting a potential disaster, the spokesperson said.</p><p>On arrival, all the passengers and crew members were provided with medical aid, he added.</p>