After a week, the Indian Navy called off the search and rescue operations but the families of missing persons want the nearby islands to be explored too.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 21 (ANI): The Mumbai Police on Friday registered an FIR against the captain of barge P305, which sank on Monday in the Arabian Sea, 35 nautical miles from Mumbai under the impact of the Cyclone Tauktae.
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Barge P305 deaths: ONGC neglected Cyclone Tauktae alerts, must be held responsible, says Nawab Malik ANI | Updated: May 20, 2021 15:27 IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 20 (ANI): Maharashtra Minister Nawab Malik on Thursday alleged that the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) Limited did not heed the warnings on Cyclonic Tauktae and hence put the lives of 600 workers on the barge in danger.
The Navy rescued 188 workmen and recovered bodies of 37 people from Barge Papaa (P305) which sank in the Arabian Sea, 35 nautical miles from Mumbai under the impact of Cyclone Tauktae. Despite many alerts on Cyclone Tauktae, the ONGC neglected the alert, the lives of 600 workers were in danger. They were not shifted to a safer place. More than 40 people are still missing, hundreds of workers were fighting for their lives in a rough sea. Responsibility should be fixed, Malik said.
The rescue operations by the navy were undertaken in extreme weather conditions and in very rough seas.
Mumbai (Maharashtra):
Battling extreme weather conditions, the Navy had rescued at least 186 survivors and recovered 26 bodies from barge P305 that sank in the Arabian Sea 35 nautical miles from Mumbai under the impact of Cyclone Tauktae on Wednesday.
As the search operation for the missing continued, the rescued crew members and workmen of barge P305 thanked the Navy for saving their lives and recalled the horrors they faced in the sea before they were saved.
A resued crew member Swapnil Sawant, saluted the Navy for saving his life and said, the situation was very critical. The waves were very high. I salute the Navy for saving our life by putting themselves in danger.