38 Missing, 186 Rescued Four Days After Cyclone Sank Barge Off Mumbai Cyclone Tauktae: The Navy is leading a massive, round-the-clock rescue effort that includes several of its ships, P-81 reconnaissance aircraft and Sea King helicopters
Updated: May 20, 2021 12:28 pm IST
Cyclone Tauktae: Barge P-305 was one of three belonging to engineering company Afcons
Mumbai/New Delhi:
38 ONGC workers are still missing four days after a barge that was carrying 261 people sank 35 nautical miles off Mumbai as Cyclone Tauktae battered India s west coast.
So far 186 people have been rescued and 37 bodies recovered from the wreck of barge P-305, which was one of three - the others were Gal Constructor and Support Station-3 - deployed by engineering firm Afcons for its ONGC (Oil and Natural Gas Corporation) contract.
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Cyclone Tauktae leaves behind trail of destruction
Cyclone Tauktae Live:Extremely severe cyclonic storm Tauktae weakened after making a landfall in Gujarat coast. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the storm was moving at a speed of 11 kmph through Saurashtra, Gujarat at 5.30 am. The weather department predicted that it will turn to a severe cyclonic storm by 11 am, and heavy rainfall expected in parts of Saurashtra, Kutch, Konkan today.Â
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The Navy on Tuesday morning also deployed the P-8I long-range, multimission maritime patrol aircraft to join the search and rescue operations, the official said.
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The Indian Navy has rescued 60 people on board a barge that went adrift in the Arabia Sea near Mumbai.
The Indian Navy has rescued 60 people on board a barge that went adrift in the Arabia Sea near Mumbai hours before a very severe cyclonic storm with winds gusting up to 185 km per hour made landfall on the Gujarat coast, an official said on Tuesday.
The Navy had deployed three of its frontline warships after receiving messages to rescue 410 people on board two barges off the Mumbai coast on Monday.
The ships deployed to extend assistance to the two barges were INS Kolkata, INS Kochi and INS Talwar. A total of 60 persons from Barge P305 were rescued till 11 pm on Monday, 42 by INS Kochi and 18 by offshore support vessel Energy Star in extremely challenging sea conditions, a Navy spokesperson said.
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Battling extreme weather, the Indian Navy has so far rescued 177 people on board a barge that went adrift in the Arabian Sea near Mumbai hours before Cyclone Tauktae made landfall on the Gujarat coast
Battling extreme weather, the Indian Navy has so far rescued 177 people on board a barge that went adrift in the Arabian Sea near Mumbai hours before Cyclone Tauktae made landfall on the Gujarat coast, an official said on Tuesday.
Navy ships were deployed on Monday after receipt of a request for assistance for barge P305 adrift off Heera oil fields in Bombay high area with 273 personnel on board. The oil fields are around 70 km southwest of Mumbai.
It now has a wind speed of 180-190 kilometres per hour with winds gusting to 210 kilometres per hour. The IMD has, however, forecast that its intensity will reduce when it hits the Gujarat coast.