Cyclone Tauktae: Indian Navy rescues 186 people, 26 mortal remains recovered from Barge P305
New Delhi, May 19 (UNI) Continuing the Search and Rescue (SAR) Operation in Mumbai on third day around Bombay High Oil field, the Indian Navy on Wednesday said that it has so far rescued 186 ONGC personnel in the Barge P-305 and recovered 26 mortal remains.
“Indian Naval ships and aircraft are presently undertaking SAR of the missing crew members of Accommodation Barge P-305, which sank on 17 May 35 miles off Mumbai”, the naval spokesperson said, adding that INS Kochi, Kolkata, Beas, Betwa, Teg, P8I maritime surveillance
aircraft, Chetak and Sea King helicopters are involved in the SAR operations.
Cyclone Tauktae: 38 From Barge Still Missing, Navy’s Search Continues For 4th Day
The Indian Navy has so far rescued 186 of the 261 people who were on board the barge P305 and two personnel from tugboat Varaprada.
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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 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. As many as 26 personnel on board the barge are dead and 49 still missing, after Navy personnel, battling extreme weather, so far rescued 186 of the 261 people who were on board the barge P305 and two personnel from tugboat Varaprada.
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With 38 people on board a barge that sank in 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 recede on Thursday.
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.
As many as 37 personnel on board the barge are dead and 38 still missing, after Navy personnel, battling extreme weather, so far rescued 186 of the 261 people who were on board the barge P305 and two personnel from tugboat Varaprada.