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NEW DELHI — Rescuers recovered 12 more bodies May 20 as hopes faded for 26 people still missing after a barge with 261 onboard sank off Mumbai when a powerful
Indian navy ships have worked through the night to recover the bodies of 37 people on board a barge that sank off Mumbai as a powerful storm lashed the region this week, an official said, as hopes faded for 38 people still missing since the cyclone struck on Monday.
Navy spokesman Mehul Karnik said on Thursday that five ships, a surveillance plane and three helicopters were involved in the search. He said most of 188 survivors and the 37 bodies arrived in Mumbai, The Associated Press reported.
The barge, with more than 260 people on board, sank after the storm caused by Cyclone Tauktae smashed into the Bombay High oilfield near Mumbai, where India’s biggest offshore oil rigs are located.
Hopes fading for 38 missing after barge sinks in India storm
ASHOK SHARMA, Associated Press
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1of5People rescued by the Indian navy from a barge that sank in the Arabian sea walk out from Indian naval ship INS Kochi in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, May 19, 2021. The barge carrying personnel deployed for offshore drilling sank off Mumbai as a deadly cyclone blew ashore this week.Rajanish Kakade/APShow MoreShow Less
2of5People rescued by the Indian navy from a barge that sank in the Arabian sea walk out from Indian naval ship INS Kochi in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, May 19, 2021. The barge carrying personnel deployed for offshore drilling sank off Mumbai as a deadly cyclone blew ashore this week.Rajanish Kakade/APShow MoreShow Less
Hopes are fading for 38 people still missing since the cyclone hit on Monday. Navy spokesman Mehul Karnik said five ships, a surveillance aircraft and three helicopters were involved in the search. He said most of 188 survivors and the 37 bodies had arrived in Mumbai. Indrajeet Singh, a survivor, recalled that everyone on the big barge rushed to the deck sensing danger. He said water gushed into the barge and it started tilting. I had no other option except jumping into the sea to save my life, he said. The survivors bobbed up and down in life jackets for up to eight hours before they were picked up by the rescuers, he said.