Barge P305 Located On Seabed, Navy Continues Search For 20 Missing Barge P305 Located On Seabed, Navy Continues Search For 20 Missing Barge P305 has been located on the seabed after systematic search by INS Makar employing advanced side scan sonar while search for the missing personnel will continue through the night, he said.
The picture shows Barge P305 rescued crew members. (File)
Mumbai:
Barge P305 which sank during Cyclone Tauktae fury 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 barge P305 and 11 from tugboat Varaprada while the death count on P305 rose to 66 with the recovery of six more bodies during the day, a Navy spokesperson said.
Barge P-305, which housed personnel engaged in maintenance work of an offshore oil drilling platform run by ONGC, sunk on Monday off the Mumbai coast due to cyclone Tauktae
Barge P-305, which housed personnel engaged in maintenance work of an offshore oil drilling platform of state-run oil and gas major ONGC, sank on Monday evening off Mumbai coast.
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.
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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.
Barge P-305, which housed personnel engaged in maintenance work of an offshore oil drilling platform of state-run oil and gas major ONGC, sank on Monday evening off Mumbai coast.