A Panamanian-flagged tanker averted potential catastrophe in a single day after the vessel developed a crack in its hull within the Arabian Gulf off India.

The Indian Navy says it was known as Wednesday night time to offer help to the MT Infinity 1 which was taking over water and had developed a harmful listing roughly 20 miles from Goa.

The INS Trikand together with the Coast Guard cutter Amal arrived on scene and have been in a position to switch emergency dewatering gear to the vessel. With the flooding below management, the Trikand escorted the ship to Karwar the place was it was safely anchored.

The Navy reported that the vessel was carrying 1,794 metric tons of asphalt.