HONOR
Capt Radhika Menon SCI receives 2016 IMO Bravery Award IMOHQ London
MUMBAI. Captain Radhika Menon, Master of the SCI tanker MT ‘Sampurna Swarajya’ was awarded the 2016 IMO Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea for her role in the rescue of seven fishermen from a sinking fishing boat in a very rough sea and extremely tough weather conditions.
The Award was presented to her during the IMO Bravery Awards ceremony (#IMOBraveryAward) held on 21st November 2016 at the Headquarters of International Maritime Organisation (@IMOHQ) at London (U.K). Capt. Menon was the first lady captain in the Indian Merchant Navy and is the first female seafarer ever to receive the ‘IMO Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea’.
Capt. Radhika Menon during her speech thanked all the crew members of SCI tanker MT ‘Swarna Swarajya’ who made the rescue possible without sustaining any loss to life or property. She also profusely thanked her employer, The Shipping Corporation of India Ltd (@shippingcorp) for the training, continued support and encouragement provided to her during her 25 years of service with the company.
The awards ceremony was presided by Secretary General, IMO and the Chief Guest for the function was Shri Dinesh Patnaik, Acting High Commissioner of India to UK (@HCI_London). In addition over 200 member delegates representing various maritime nations attended the IMO Awards ceremony. Capt. Ashok Mahapatra, Director, IMO hosted a celebratory reception after the event.
Secretary General IMO appreciated Capt. Menon for the great determination and courage in leading the difficult rescue operation in the Bay of Bengal in June 2015. He also appreciated all the seafarers for their commendable work and especially for the rescue efforts carried out by seafarers all around the world.
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