Barge P305 Located on Seabed, Navy Continues Search for 20 Missing Personnel
There has been no trace of nine personnel from the barge and 11 from tugboat Varaprada, while the death toll on P305 rose to 66 with the recovery of six more bodies during the day.
Representative image. Photo: PTI
Rights2 hours ago
Mumbai: Barge P305 which sank during Cyclone Tauktae six days ago was located on the seabed on Saturday, the Navy said, while it continued the search for 20 missing personnel from two vessels.
There was no trace yet of nine personnel from the barge and 11 from tugboat Varaprada, while the death toll on P305 rose to 66 with the recovery of six more bodies during the day, a Navy spokesperson said.
Fourteen Die After Barge Sinks as Cyclone Batters India s West Coast
The navy said over 180 people were rescued from the barge, and three ships and aircraft are continuing to look for the remaining personnel.
A woman prepares food next to docked fishing boats following Cyclone Tauktae in Vanakbara in Diu, India, May 19, 2021. Photo: Reuters/Amit Dave.
Security4 hours ago
New Delhi: Fourteen people have died as a barge sank off India’s west coast after cyclone Tauktae barrelled into the country, authorities said on Wednesday. Indian navy ships and aircraft scoured waters to locate scores of other missing personnel.
“We can confirm that 14 bodies have been recovered from the rescue operation of Barge P305 that sank off the coast of Mumbai”, Mehul Karnik, chief public relations officer, Western Naval Command told Reuters.