Published on Australian Maritime Safety Authority (https://www.amsa.gov.au)


Australian Search and Rescue Award 2018

Thursday 16 September 2021

In December 2020, Australian Pilot Captain Ritesh Bhamaria was expertly piloting oil tanker MT Godam through the Torres Strait in adverse weather conditions when he and the vessel crew sighted a distant hand waving for help in the rough sea.

Captain holding AMSA award