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The Navy on Thursday morning launched a fresh aerial search and rescue mission, deploying helicopters to scour the waters off Mumbai coast, where the accommodation barge P305 went adrift in Cyclone Tauktae fury before it sank Monday.
49 from barge still missing, Navy continues search on 4th day
49 from barge still missing, Navy continues search on 4th day
The Indian Navy is continuing to search for the missing 49 crew members of the Accommodation Barge P-305, which sank 35 miles off the coast of Mumbai on Monday.
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UPDATED: May 20, 2021 09:11 IST
The Navy launched a fresh aerial search and rescue mission after a barge sank off Mumbai during Cyclone Tauktae (Picture Credits: Indian Navy)
With 49 people on board a barge that sank into the Arabian Sea four days ago still missing, Indian Navy ships worked through the night, using searchlights to trace any movement in the pitch-dark waters, as hopes of finding more survivors began to fade on Thursday.
The Navy and the Coast Guard have so far rescued more than 600 ONGC staff from the various barge since the cyclone storm Tauktae battered the region and caused massive destruction.
Cyclone Tauktae: Those Responsible For Barge Tragedy Must Face Action, Says NCP Cyclone Tauktae: At least 26 personnel on board accommodation barge P305, that sank in the Arabian Sea, are dead, while 49 others are still missing.
Updated: May 20, 2021 9:05 am IST
Nawab Malik said due to the ONGCs failure, lives of innocent workers were put in danger. (File photo)
Mumbai:
The NCP on Wednesday demanded action against those who did not act swiftly to evacuate personnel from a barge that went adrift in cyclone Tauktae fury before sinking in the Arabian sea off Mumbai s coast, leading to the death of at least 26 men.