The LPG tanker MV Nexor (GAS Endurance) recently dropped anchor off Trivandrum port to attend to an onboard medical emergency. Beyond medical care, the call served as an operational test for offshore crew services, coordinated by local agency Waterline Shipping & Logistics.
Three crew members signed off and three signed on, while nine others took single-day shore leave into the city, generating revenue for local taxis, restaurants, shopping centres, and the airport. The vessel was also provisioned with fresh food and lubricating oil.
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