<span style="color: #222222;">Indian Navy Ship (INS) Talwar, deployed in the Gulf of Oman, provided technical assistance to a stranded merchant vessel carrying seven Indian crew members.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">According to an official statement, INS Talwar yesterday received a broadcast call from a stranded merchant cargo ship MV Nayan, requesting technical assistance.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The cargo ship, on transit from Oman to Iraq, was drifting at sea since March 9, owing to the failure of its propulsion, power generation machinery and navigational equipment.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">An Indian Navy spokesperson said, based on a preliminary aerial assessment about the distress of MV Nayan, the Indian Naval Ship dispatched its technical team by boat to offer assistance to the vessel that had seven Indians as crew. The naval teams worked onboard MV Nayan to operationalise its equipment , thereby making the vessel seaworthy again.</span><br />''