Cyclone Tauktae: 49 still missing, high-level committee to probe how ONGC vessel was stranded
Cyclone Tauktae: 49 still missing, high-level committee to probe how ONGC vessel was stranded
A high-level committee has been set up by the petroleum ministry to investigate the events that led to an ONGC vessel getting stranded during Cyclone Tauktae on May 17. With 49 people still missing, the Indian Navy’s search and rescue operations are underway.
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UPDATED: May 19, 2021 22:10 IST
The Indian Navy’s search and rescue (SAR) operations continued for the third day on Wednesday. (Photo: Manjit Negi and Abhishek Bhalla / India Today)
After Barge P-305 sank 35 miles off Mumbai on May 17 as Cyclone Tauktae made its way across the western coast, the union Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has set up a three-member panel to investigate the events that led to the vessel getting stranded.