ONGC barge accident: Indian Navy captain recalls 'appalling conditions at sea, 120 kmph winds, nine-metre-high waves'
India TodayAs Cyclone Tauktae lashed India’s west coast, the Indian Navy launched two warships, INS Kochi and INS Kolkata, to sail through the stormy seas and pick up survivors from multiple ONGC support vessels that sank in the Arabian Sea on May 17. The conditions at sea were really appalling—it was sea state eight, with winds gusting between 120-130 kmph, wave height of eight to nine metres, visibility reducing to nearly zero in blinding rain and squalls, thunderstorms. The 30-40 years of experience gained by us and by the ship’s company and the Indian Navy, which has trained us, was put to its full utilization, and we picked up many survivors. The Delhi class destroyers displace around 6,000 tonnes fully loaded—the Kolkata class destroyers displace around 8,000 tonnes.
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