The Mumbai police have so far found the bodies of 61 crew members.
MUMBAI: Politics has erupted over the P-305 barge tragedy, where a barge sank in the sea during the cyclone Tauktae on May 17. The Mumbai police have so far found the bodies of 61 crew members.
The Shiv Sena has held the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) corporation responsible for the incident and sought to know if Union petroleum minister Dharmendra Pradhan will take moral responsibility for the incident and resign.
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Meanwhile, the state BJP has alleged that the Maharashtra government is trying to save Afcons, the company that chartered the barge and a police complaint was filed against the captain of the barge to derail the investigation.
Fourteen Die After Barge Sinks as Cyclone Batters India s West Coast
The navy said over 180 people were rescued from the barge, and three ships and aircraft are continuing to look for the remaining personnel.
A woman prepares food next to docked fishing boats following Cyclone Tauktae in Vanakbara in Diu, India, May 19, 2021. Photo: Reuters/Amit Dave.
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New Delhi: Fourteen people have died as a barge sank off India’s west coast after cyclone Tauktae barrelled into the country, authorities said on Wednesday. Indian navy ships and aircraft scoured waters to locate scores of other missing personnel.
“We can confirm that 14 bodies have been recovered from the rescue operation of Barge P305 that sank off the coast of Mumbai”, Mehul Karnik, chief public relations officer, Western Naval Command told Reuters.
The barge Papaa-305 or P-305 had 261 persons on board. Of these, 186 persons were rescued while 53 are still missing. Twenty-two were confirmed as dead.
Bombay High barge de-anchors, but all 261 onboard safe: ONGC
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As the cyclone is still active and yet to make a landfall, the situation is being constantly monitored.
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. Updated: 17 May 2021, 03:55 PM IST PTI
As the cyclone is still active and yet to make a landfall, the situation is being constantly monitored
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MUMBAI :
State-run Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) on Monday said a barge with 261 of its personnel deployed for offshore drilling in Bombay High in the Arabian Sea got de-anchored and started drifting because of the cyclonic storm Tauktae.
However, all the 261 people on board barge P305 are accounted for at 1300 hrs and barge has also been steadied , an official spokesperson told PTI.
Cyclonic storm Tauktae over the Arabian Sea led to very strong winds blowing at a speed of 114 kmph in Mumbai on Monday afternoon.
MUMBAI: State-run Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) on Monday said a barge with 261 of its personnel deployed for offshore drilling in Bombay High in the Arabian Sea got de-anchored and started drifting because of the cyclonic storm Tauktae.
However, all the 261 people on board barge P305 are accounted for at 1300 hrs and barge has also been steadied , an official spokesperson told PTI. Ahead of the cyclone, the barge was anchored at a safe distance but with the impact of the cyclone, it got de-anchored and drifted. However, it has been steadied again and is brought under control, the spokesperson said.