Cinque Island

Cinque Island

Subject : Geography

Context : Recently, the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) had rescued nine crew members from sinking vessel Ganga-I off Cinque Island.

Concept :

• The ICG had launched a Search and Rescue (SAR) operation in coordination with Port Management Board (PMB), Port Blair in which ICG ships and PMB Tug ‘Ocean Marvel’.
• The ICG ship C-146 and ICG ship C-412 on routine deployment were diverted for assistance.
• The ICG ship Durgabai Deshmukh and PMB Tug ‘Ocean Marvel’ sailed from Port Blair with a damage control team and de-flooding equipment for immediate assistance.

About Cinque Island

• It is located between the Passage and Duncan Island towards the north side of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
• It is further divided into North and South Cinque islands.
• It shares its boundaries with Wandoor Marine National Park, also commonly referred to as the Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park.
• The passage between North Cinque Island and Rutland is called Manners Strait.
• The passage between South Cinque and North Cinque is called Cinque Strait.

Passage in Andaman and Nicobar Islands

• Duncan Pass: It separates Rutland Island (part of Great Andaman) to the north and Little Andaman to the south.
• Ten Degree Channel: It separates the Andaman Islands and Nicobar Islands from each other in the Bay of Bengal.