Divers are trying to locate trapped Brave Nature s Victims (bodies) if any, a Navy spokesperson said. All the 274 personnel who were on board barge P305 that sank and tugboat Varaprada that went adrift during Cyclone Tauktae fury have been accounted for with the recovery of 16 bodies along Maharashtra and Gujarat coasts, the official said. A total of 274 crew were reported missing on May 17 (261 from Barge P305 and 13 from Tug Varaprada). While 186 survivors from P305 and two from Varaprada were picked up at sea, 70 mortal remains (bodies) were recovered at sea by ships of Indian Navy and Coast Guard, the Navy spokesperson said.
86 bodies recovered from sunken barge, tug off Mumbai
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All 274 missing persons onboard barge P-305 and tug Varaprada accounted for, says Navy.
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SAR ops for the missing crew of Barge P 305 and Tug Varaprada, specialised diving teams onboard INS Makar. File
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All 274 missing persons onboard barge P-305 and tug Varaprada accounted for, says Navy.
A total of 86 bodies were recovered from the sunken barge P-305 and the tug
Varaprada and all missing persons have been accounted for, the Navy said on Sunday. The wreckage of the barge was located on the sea bed during an underwater search by the Navy.
Tauktae: Specialised diving team of INS Makar, INS Tarasa join search ops ANI | Updated: May 22, 2021 11:15 IST
New Delhi [India], May 22 (ANI): Indian Navy on Saturday informed that the Search and Rescue Operations for the crew of Barge P305 and Tug Varapradha will be augmented by specialised diving teams onboard INS Makar (with sonar) and INS Tarasa. The crew were affected as the cyclonic storm Tauktae brushed past the western coast on Monday, due to which the barge sank. To augment the ongoing Search and Rescue Operations for crew of Barge P305 and Tug Varapradha, specialised diving teams onboard INS Makar (with sonar) and INS Tarasa sailed out early morning today from Mumbai for carrying out an underwater search, Indian Navy said.