INS Visakhapatnam, a guided missile destroyer, deployed in the Gulf of Aden responded to a distress call from MV Marlin Luanda on the night of 26 Jan 24. The MV has 22 Indian and 01 Bangladeshi crew onboard: Indian Navy Based on the request from the MV Merlin Luanda, INS Visakhapatnam has deployed Ship's NBCD team along with firefighting equipment to render assistance to the crew towards augmenting firefighting efforts onboard the distressed MV: Indian Navy