<span style="color: #222222;">The Indian Navy provided technical assistance to a stranded merchant vessel at sea. INS Talwar deployed in the Gulf of Oman received a broadcast call yesterday from the ship requesting for technical assistance.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />''The cargo ship, on transit from Oman to Iraq, was drifting at sea since 9th of this month owing to failure of its propulsion, power generation machinery and navigational equipment.</span>