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38 Missing, 186 Rescued Four Days After Cyclone Sank Barge Off Mumbai Cyclone Tauktae: The Navy is leading a massive, round-the-clock rescue effort that includes several of its ships, P-81 reconnaissance aircraft and Sea King helicopters
Updated: May 20, 2021 12:28 pm IST
Cyclone Tauktae: Barge P-305 was one of three belonging to engineering company Afcons
Mumbai/New Delhi:
38 ONGC workers are still missing four days after a barge that was carrying 261 people sank 35 nautical miles off Mumbai as Cyclone Tauktae battered India s west coast.
So far 186 people have been rescued and 37 bodies recovered from the wreck of barge P-305, which was one of three - the others were Gal Constructor and Support Station-3 - deployed by engineering firm Afcons for its ONGC (Oil and Natural Gas Corporation) contract.
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Cyclone Tauktae leaves behind trail of destruction
Cyclone Tauktae Live:Extremely severe cyclonic storm Tauktae weakened after making a landfall in Gujarat coast. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the storm was moving at a speed of 11 kmph through Saurashtra, Gujarat at 5.30 am. The weather department predicted that it will turn to a severe cyclonic storm by 11 am, and heavy rainfall expected in parts of Saurashtra, Kutch, Konkan today.Â
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The Navy on Tuesday morning also deployed the P-8I long-range, multimission maritime patrol aircraft to join the search and rescue operations, the official said.
Mumbai and its neighbouring areas today experienced high-speed winds and heavy rains as the "very severe cyclonic storm" Tauktae headed towards Gujarat, uprooting trees and disrupting local train services.
Cyclone Tauktae: Barge With 273 On Board Goes Adrift, Navy Rushes INS Kochi For Rescue May 17, 2021, 17:52 IST
Concerning information has come forward where at least 273 people have been stranded on the drifting barge off the Geeta fields near the Bombay High region in the Arabian sea. It is almost 175 km from Mumbai.
After receiving an SOS from the barge P305, the Indian navy went straight to their aid. The crew and passengers are on board. Two ships INS Kochi and INS Talwar have gone to assist. The ships will mostly reach by afternoon. Due to Cyclone Tauktae intensifying, the search operation is taking a lot more time.