Sunday, April 1, 2007

Rescue Recall

NEW DELHI, INDIA: Heroes are just ordinary people who do extraordinary things. Gurvinder Singh is one such person.

The captain of Prabhu Yuvika, an Indian merchant ship, Gurvinder spearheaded a rescue operation in turbulent waters off the coast of the Philippines.

"It was 3 am on the March 21 when we heard a distress message saying a cargo ship had sunk," says Gurvinder, speaking to Times City from Indonesia. "It was the call of duty as well as the right thing to do, so I took my ship right into the dark and dangerous waters to save as many crew members as possible." (The Times of India) ...full story here

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