INS Makar locates tugboat Varaprada, divers looking for bodies, says Navy

"Divers are trying to locate trapped Brave Nature's Victims (bodies) if any," a Navy spokesperson said.
All the 274 personnel who were on board barge P305 that sank and tugboat Varaprada that went adrift during Cyclone Tauktae fury have been accounted for with the recovery of 16 bodies along Maharashtra and Gujarat coasts, the official said.
"A total of 274 crew were reported missing on May 17 (261 from Barge P305 and 13 from Tug Varaprada). While 186 survivors from P305 and two from Varaprada were picked up at sea, 70 mortal remains (bodies) were recovered at sea by ships of Indian Navy and Coast Guard," the Navy spokesperson said.

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