Kerala: Two bodies found; search still on for two others
7 years, 7 months ago

Kerala: Two bodies found; search still on for two others

Deccan Chronicle  

Wayanad: The Navy team retrieved two bodies of the boat accident victims from the Banasura Sagar reservoir here on Wednesday morning. The bodies recovered are of Melvin Manithotti, 34, hailing from Chembukkadav, near Thusharagiri, Kozhikode, and Wilson Padinjarekkuzhiyil from Wayanad. The body of Melvin was located about one-and-a-half km from the accident spot by 8.30 a.m. and that of Wilson from the same spot by 10 a.m. Apart from the 12-member Navy experts, the fire and rescue scuba diving team, the underwater search team and divers from Thurkky Jeevan Raksha Samithy, Kalpetta, also are participating in the search.

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Six Missing at Sea, Three Bodies Recovered
2 months ago

Six Missing at Sea, Three Bodies Recovered

Deccan Chronicle  

Kurnool: Five people went missing after venturing into the sea for a bath at Pakala beach in Singarayakonda mandal, Prakasam district, on Thursday. Marine police, along with local fishermen, launched a search operation upon receiving the distress call. Jessica, 15, and N. Madhava Rao, 25, both from Shivannapalem, Ponnaluru mandal, and Yamini, 16, from Kollagunta village, Kandukuru mandal—were recovered and …

Bodies of three youth who drowned in a lake near Uthiramerur recovered
2 months ago

Bodies of three youth who drowned in a lake near Uthiramerur recovered

The Hindu  

The bodies of three teenagers who drowned in a lake near Uthiramerur were recovered by Kancheepuram district police on Wednesday. On Wednesday morning, three bodies were found in a lake at Vizhuthavadi village near Uthiramerur following information from villagers. The parents, accompanied by other villagers, staged a road blockade on Kancheepuram and Chengalpattu Highways alleging that the trio were murdered …

Fishing Vessel-Submarine Collision: Bodies of Two Crew Recovered
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Fishing Vessel-Submarine Collision: Bodies of Two Crew Recovered

Deccan Chronicle  

Panaji: The bodies of two crew members who went missing after a fishing vessel collided with a submarine have been recovered from the Arabian Sea off the Goa coast, a senior naval official said on Friday. The fishing vessel, Marthoma, sank after colliding with the submarine of the Indian Navy at about 70 nautical miles off the shore last week, …

Two Indian fishermen from Rameswaram missing; 2 others rescued by Sri Lankan Navy near Katchatheevu
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Two Indian fishermen from Rameswaram missing; 2 others rescued by Sri Lankan Navy near Katchatheevu

The Hindu  

An unregistered mechanised boat, which had four fishermen on board from Rameswaram, capsized near Katchatheevu islet, while they were engaged in fishing in the mid-sea in the wee hours of Tuesday. When a fisherman swam to the shore, the Sri Lankan Navy personnel, who were on foot-patrolling, carried out a search operation saving another fisherman. According to information reaching Rameswaram, …

Divers find 4 bodies during search of superyacht wreckage after it sank off Sicily, 2 more remain
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Divers find 4 bodies during search of superyacht wreckage after it sank off Sicily, 2 more remain

LA Times  

Emergency services at the scene of the search for a missing boat, in Porticello, southern Italy, on Tuesday. Divers searching the wreck of a superyacht that sank off Sicily found two bodies Wednesday, as the search continued for four more missing passengers and questions intensified about why the vessel sank so quickly. The discovery indicated that the operation to search …

Shirur landslide: Parts of Arjun’s lorry found
7 months ago

Shirur landslide: Parts of Arjun’s lorry found

New Indian Express  

KARWAR: It is 29 days after Karwar district witnessed landslides in Shirur, and the district administration had to delay the search operations for the three missing persons who were believed to be washed away into the Gangavali river. But the search operation has resumed now, and on the instructions of Karwar MLA Satish Sail, underwater diving expert Ishwar Malpe from …

Search for bodies, remains continues in Wayanad a week after landslide
7 months, 1 week ago

Search for bodies, remains continues in Wayanad a week after landslide

India Today  

The search operation to recover any more bodies in Wayanad continued on Thursday, a week after massive landslides in the district that killed over 400 people. Union Home Department Joint Secretary Rajeev Kumar visited the Chief Minister at his office on Thursday and held discussions about the disaster and its aftermath. After meeting with state officials on Thursday, the Kerala …

Possibility of finding more survivors low; focus in Wayanad on finding bodies
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Possibility of finding more survivors low; focus in Wayanad on finding bodies

Hindustan Times  

The authorities on Friday deployed 40 teams across six zones to look for the remains of more people suspected to be buried under the landslides that flattened Mundakkai and Chooralmala villages in Kerala’s Wayanad district even as the toll from the southern state’s worst monsoon disaster since 2018 rose to 190 and 230 remained missing. Revenue minster K Rajan said …

Search operations for missing people in Shirur briefly halted: Official
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Search operations for missing people in Shirur briefly halted: Official

Hindustan Times  

The search operation for missing people and the truck that was submerged in the Gangavali river at Shirur in Ankola taluk, Uttara Kannada district, has been temporarily suspended after 13 days of intense efforts, Uttara Kannada deputy commissioner Lakshmi Priya said on Sunday, citing unfavourable conditions in the river as the primary reason for the halt. The tragic incident took …

Kerala: Body of sanitation worker found in canal after 46 hours of rescue operation
8 months ago

Kerala: Body of sanitation worker found in canal after 46 hours of rescue operation

Hindustan Times  

The body of a sanitation worker who had gone missing while cleaning a canal in Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram, was found by the rescue team on Monday morning after 46 hours of search operations. Joy's body was located around a kilometre away from the spot he went missing, from a canal stretch behind Sree Chitra Home at Thakarapparambu in Thiruvananthapuram Joy's body …

Boat capsizes in Odisha's Jharsuguda; one dead, seven missing
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Boat capsizes in Odisha's Jharsuguda; one dead, seven missing

Hindustan Times  

A woman was killed and seven others, including three children, went missing after a boat capsized in the Mahanadi river in Odisha's Jharsuguda on Friday. The incident took place when around 50 passengers hailing from the Kharsia area in neighbouring Chhattisgarh, were returning in the boat after visiting a temple in Patharseni Kuda in Odisha's Bargarh district. Boat capsizes in …

Odisha: Boat carrying over 57 capsizes, seven dead bodies recovered after hours of rescue operation
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Odisha: Boat carrying over 57 capsizes, seven dead bodies recovered after hours of rescue operation

India TV News  

In a tragic incident, at least seven persons died, including four women and three children after a boat capsized in the Mahanadi River in Odisha's Jharsuguda district on Friday. Since yesterday, the rescue operation has been underway and till today seven dead bodies have been recovered.Doctors have been called to the site as well.Efforts to rescue one more dead body …

18 missing after boat capsizes in Bihar’s Saran district; 3 dead: Official
1 year, 4 months ago

18 missing after boat capsizes in Bihar’s Saran district; 3 dead: Official

Hindustan Times  

PATNA: Eighteen people were missing after a boat they were travelling in capsized in the Saryu river in Saran district, 100km west of Bihar capital Patna, officials said. Saran district magistrate Aman Samir said the rescue operation will resume on Thursday morning Three persons were rescued by locals when the boat overturned in the swirling waters. The others were swept …

A day after Bihar boat accident, four more bodies found as search continues
1 year, 6 months ago

A day after Bihar boat accident, four more bodies found as search continues

The Hindu  

Four more bodies were fished out of the Bagmati river on Friday, after over 24 hours of scouring the water following a boat capsize in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur district, a senior official has said. Divers and NDRF and SDRF personnel are continuing the search for nine others - including two young boys and three teenage girls - who are still missing. …

Rescue teams fish out bodies of six youths missing in Nellore boat mishap
2 years ago

Rescue teams fish out bodies of six youths missing in Nellore boat mishap

Deccan Chronicle  

TIRUPATI: Rescue teams on Monday fished out the bodies of the six persons missing after a country boat, carrying 10 people, capsized in a tank in Thoderu Shantinagar village of SPSR Nellore district on Sunday evening. According to the information, ten persons between the ages of 16 and 30 were on board when the country boat made of iron overturned …

Boat capsizes in village tank in Nellore district, six missing
2 years ago

Boat capsizes in village tank in Nellore district, six missing

Deccan Chronicle  

Tirupati: At least six persons were missing after their country boat capsized in a local tank at Thoderu village in Podalakur mandal of Nellore district on Sunday. While four youths emerged safe, the police and fire safety personnel with help from locals launched a search for the missing persons. While four members of the group have been saved, the remaining …

Bengaluru: Bodies of 2 of 3 boys who drowned while swimming in lake found
2 years, 9 months ago

Bengaluru: Bodies of 2 of 3 boys who drowned while swimming in lake found

Hindustan Times  

An afternoon swim went awry after two boys drowned in the Dodda Gubbi lake in the Kothnur area of Bengaluru on Thursday. The five have been identified as Imran Pasha, a city mall worker; Mubharak Rehaman, a welder; Sahil Ahmed a Class 10 student, and two carpenters - Abdur Rehman and Shahid. Alarmed passers-by jumped in but couldn't find the …

MP boat capsize incident: Bodies of 3 persons recovered
3 years, 2 months ago

MP boat capsize incident: Bodies of 3 persons recovered

Hindustan Times  

The bodies of three people who had gone missing in Saturday's boat capsize incident in Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh were recovered on Sunday, an official said. After failing to retrieve the bodies on Saturday, a team of 50 rescuers from SDRF and police resumed the search operation on Sunday morning. Nine people were on board the boat that capsized …

Three bodies recovered after boat capsizes in MP lake
3 years, 4 months ago

Three bodies recovered after boat capsizes in MP lake

India Today  

The bodies of three men, who went missing after their boat capsized in a small lake at a village in Madhya Pradesh's Balaghat district, have been retrieved, police said on Friday. The body of one of them, Dipankar Bisen, was fished out on late Thursday night, while those of the other deceased, identified as Ashwini Bramhe and Pankaj Patle, were …

UP: Six people missing after boat capsizes in Ganga; search operations underway
3 years, 6 months ago

UP: Six people missing after boat capsizes in Ganga; search operations underway

Firstpost  

Most of the 14 passengers on board were devotees from Ranchi, Jharkhand, police said. Three women and as many children were found missing while eight were rescued Mirzapur: Six people, including three children, are reported to be missing after their boat capsized in the Ganga here in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday, police said.There were 14 people on the boat and …

6 dead, 2 missing as two boats capsize in Odisha's Malkangiri
3 years, 9 months ago

6 dead, 2 missing as two boats capsize in Odisha's Malkangiri

India Today  

Six children feared drowned and two migrant labourers went missing after two boats capsized in Sileru River under Chitrakonda block of Malkangiri district in Odisha on Monday night. Speaking to India Today, Malkangiri Collector Dr. Yeddula Vijay said that six bodies were recovered till 5:00 pm on Tuesday evening while two are still untraceable. As the search operation was not …

Navy Teams from INS Makar, INS Tarasa Carry Out Underwater Search for Bodies
3 years, 9 months ago

Navy Teams from INS Makar, INS Tarasa Carry Out Underwater Search for Bodies

News 18  

Navy ships INS Makar and INS Tarasa on Monday carried out diving operations 35 nautical miles from Mumbai coast to locate the bodies of missing personnel on board tugboat Varaprada, a week after it went adrift in the Arabian Sea during Cyclone Tauktae fury, an official said. The diving was carried out from INS Makar and INS Tarasa at a …

INS Makar Locates Tugboat Varaprada, Divers Looking for Bodies: Navy
3 years, 9 months ago

INS Makar Locates Tugboat Varaprada, Divers Looking for Bodies: Navy

News 18  

Navy ship INS Makar on Monday located tugboat Varaprada seven days after it went adrift in the Arabian Sea during Cyclone Tauktae fury, an official said. All the 274 personnel who were on board barge P305 that sank and tugboat Varaprada that went adrift during Cyclone Tauktae fury have been accounted for with the recovery of 16 bodies along Maharashtra …

Navy Concludes Diving Ops for Barge P305; 70 Bodies Recovered So Far, 16 Missing
3 years, 9 months ago

Navy Concludes Diving Ops for Barge P305; 70 Bodies Recovered So Far, 16 Missing

News 18  

Specialised teams onboard INS Makar, searching for crew members of Barge P305 which sank off the Mumbai coast in Cyclone Taukate, completed the diving search operation on sunken wreck of the barge on Sunday. The list of those missing may get a lot shorter if it is confirmed that the 14 bodies recovered along the Maharashtra and Gujarat coasts in …

188 rescued, 49 bodies found, several crew members of sunken barge still missing as search enters Day 4
3 years, 9 months ago

188 rescued, 49 bodies found, several crew members of sunken barge still missing as search enters Day 4

India Today  

Hopes to find more survivors continued to dwindle further on Thursday as the search entered the fourth day with 49 bodies being recovered so far. INS Kolkata reached Mumbai and disembarked the bodies of the victims who were found on Thursday along with the survivors and rejoined the search operations. So far, 188 survivors have been rescued from the sunken …

Cyclone Tauktae: 49 still missing, high-level committee to probe how ONGC vessel was stranded
3 years, 9 months ago

Cyclone Tauktae: 49 still missing, high-level committee to probe how ONGC vessel was stranded

India Today  

After Barge P-305 sank 35 miles off Mumbai on May 17 as Cyclone Tauktae made its way across the western coast, the union Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has set up a three-member panel to investigate the events that led to the vessel getting stranded. With 49 crew members still missing, the Indian Navy’s search and rescue operations in …

Rescuers find fifth dead body in rough seas off Scheveningen coast
4 years, 10 months ago

Rescuers find fifth dead body in rough seas off Scheveningen coast

NL Times  

Search and rescue crews found the bodies of three water sports enthusiasts in the North Sea near Scheveningen on Tuesday morning. The trouble began Monday evening around 6:45 p.m., about five hours after the surf school said on social media it was restarting its surfing lessons while sticking to social distancing rules. One confirmed missing person is still being searched …

4 more bodies recovered from Godavari,search on for missing
5 years, 6 months ago

4 more bodies recovered from Godavari,search on for missing

India TV News  

Rajahmundry, Sep 16 Rescue workers recovered four bodies from the Godavari river on Monday, while the search was on for other tourists who went missing after a boat capsized in East Godavari district on Sunday, officials said. NDRF, State Disaster Response Force and fire services personnel with eight boats are participating in the search operations in the swollen river. The …

4 more bodies recovered from Godavari, search ops on for missing
5 years, 6 months ago

4 more bodies recovered from Godavari, search ops on for missing

India Today  

Rescue workers recovered four bodies from the Godavari river on Monday, while the search was on for other tourists who went missing after a boat capsized in East Godavari district on Sunday, officials said. NDRF, State Disaster Response Force and fire services personnel with eight boats are participating in the search operations in the swollen river. The boat, with 61 …

At least 8 dead after boat capsizes in Andhra Pradesh's Godavari river; NDRF, Navy carry out rescue ops, Modi says 'extremely pained'
5 years, 6 months ago

At least 8 dead after boat capsizes in Andhra Pradesh's Godavari river; NDRF, Navy carry out rescue ops, Modi says 'extremely pained'

Firstpost  

At least eight people died on Sunday afternoon when a tourist boat carrying 61 persons on board capsized in the Godavari River near Devipatnam in Andhra Pradesh. At least eight people died Sunday afternoon when a tourist boat carrying 61 capsized in the Godavari rive r near Devipatnam in Andhra Pradesh, the State Disaster Management Authority said. — Narendra Modi …

Five dead as overloaded boat capsizes in Maharashtra's Narmada river; 39 rescued, three missing
6 years, 2 months ago

Five dead as overloaded boat capsizes in Maharashtra's Narmada river; 39 rescued, three missing

Firstpost  

Five persons, including four children, drowned and 39 were rescued Tuesday after a boat capsized in the Narmada river in Maharashtra’s Nandurbar district Nandurbar: Five persons, including four children, drowned and 39 were rescued Tuesday after a boat capsized in the Narmada river in Maharashtra’s Nandurbar district, police said. A rescue operation was underway, with the help of police, fire …

Boat carrying 40 capsizes in Brahmaputra river, 2 dead
6 years, 6 months ago

Boat carrying 40 capsizes in Brahmaputra river, 2 dead

Deccan Chronicle  

Guwahati: In a tragic incident at least 20 persons are feared drowned in the Brahmaputra river after a country boat carrying 40 passengers capsized near the Aswaklanta temple near Fancy Bazar of Guwahati. The mishap took place around 1.30 pm when the boat popularly known as Bhutbhuti, developed a technical snag and subsequently collided with a pillar of an ongoing …

Body of one more fisherman recovered after ship-boat collision in Kochi; toll rises to five, seven still missing
6 years, 7 months ago

Body of one more fisherman recovered after ship-boat collision in Kochi; toll rises to five, seven still missing

Firstpost  

At the time, 14 fishermen were on board the boat. Bodies of three fishermen killed were brought to the shore on Tuesday last while two fishermen, injured in the incident were admitted to the hospital, police had said. Kochi: The body of one more fisherman who went missing when a vessel hit their fishing boat in the high seas nearly …

46th body found after Phuket boat accident, one still missing
6 years, 8 months ago

46th body found after Phuket boat accident, one still missing

China Daily  

Chinese rescuers from a diving team board a Thai warship at a port before setting out to search for missing tourists in the sea of Phuket Island, Thailand, July 10, 2018. PHUKET -- Thai and Chinese rescuers have found one more missing body and divers on Wednesday will attempt to salvage one body trapped underwater by a sunken tourist boat …

12 dead in A.P. boat mishap, search on for 10 missing
6 years, 10 months ago

12 dead in A.P. boat mishap, search on for 10 missing

The Hindu  

At least 12 people died in the boat capsize in the Godavari in Andhra Pradesh with searches still on for 10 other missing passengers, feared drowned, officials said on May 16. Rescue teams that toiled for hours, to first trace the sunken boat and later to pull it ashore, have so far recovered 12 bodies, including that of two children, …

16 die, 7 missing as boat capsizes in Krishna river near Vijayawada
7 years, 4 months ago

16 die, 7 missing as boat capsizes in Krishna river near Vijayawada

Deccan Chronicle  

Amaravati: A boat carrying 38 people capsized in the river Krishna near Vijayawada this evening, resulting in the death of 16 people while seven others are missing, the police said. National Disaster Response Force teams and Krishna district authorities have launched a massive search and rescue operation to trace the missing people. The incident occurred when the boat set off …

Vijayawada: 16 dead, seven missing as boat capsizes in Krishna river, rescue op underway
7 years, 4 months ago

Vijayawada: 16 dead, seven missing as boat capsizes in Krishna river, rescue op underway

India TV News  

At least 16 people were killed while seven others were still missing after a boat carrying 38 people on board capsized at Pavitra Sangamam ghat in river Krishna in Vijayawada on Sunday. The incident occurred around 5.45 PM when a private tourism boat was making a trip from Punnami Ghat, Bhavanipuram, to Pavitra Sangamam, Ferry village, the official said. Andhra …

Kerala: Governments are not serious in finding the missing fishermen
7 years, 5 months ago

Kerala: Governments are not serious in finding the missing fishermen

Deccan Chronicle  

KOZHIKODE: The fishers and politicians feel the state and Union governments failed to act earnestly on Wednesday's tragedy in the sea when an unidentified ship hit a fishing boat leaving one dead and three others still missing. A relative of Johnson said earlier in 2012 the state and Union governments acted earnestly when guards onboard Italian ship Enrica Lexie shot …

Boat capsizes in Powai lake, 3 died and 5 saved in search operation
8 years, 2 months ago

Boat capsizes in Powai lake, 3 died and 5 saved in search operation

Firstpost  

Five people were saved and three died after a boat with eight people capsized in Powai lake late on Friday night reported Hindustan Times. Five people were saved and three are feared dead after a boat capsized in Powai lake in Mumbai late on Friday night, reports said. 5 rescued and 3 missing after a boat capsized in a lake …

Over 42 hours later, four Navy personnel still missing
10 years, 4 months ago

Over 42 hours later, four Navy personnel still missing

India TV News  

New Delhi: Four Indian Navy personnel, including an officer, were still missing over 42 hours after a Torpedo Recovery Vessel sank off the coast of Visakhapatnam, killing at least one person. A full-scale Search and Rescue operation is underway by Indian Navy to trace the four personnel who were reported missing following a mishap that occurred at about 8 P.M. …

Torpedo Vessel mishap: Search on for 4 missing Navy personnel
10 years, 4 months ago

Torpedo Vessel mishap: Search on for 4 missing Navy personnel

India TV News  

New Delhi: A full scale search is underway to trace the four missing Navy personnel after a vessel sank off the Vishakhapatnam coast last night. Nine ships of the Eastern fleet and a few aircraft including Boeing P81, Dorniers, SKG 42C with night vision capabilities and Chetak helicopters were deployed through the night to search for missing personnel, Navy spokesperson …

Divers search for Hyderabad students in Beas
10 years, 9 months ago

Divers search for Hyderabad students in Beas

The Hindu  

Rescue teams along with divers and rafters on Tuesday scoured the Beas River for signs of the missing 19 students of a Hyderabad-based engineering college and a tour guide who were washed away due to sudden discharge of water from the reservoir of Larji Hydropower Project. A team comprising 84 NDRF men and 10 divers started the search operation in …

No hope of finding anyone alive as four bodies are discovered aboard sunken Indian submarine
11 years, 7 months ago

No hope of finding anyone alive as four bodies are discovered aboard sunken Indian submarine

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Indian navy divers have recovered …

108 Dies, Fate of 250 More Unknown in Assam boat tragedy
12 years, 10 months ago

108 Dies, Fate of 250 More Unknown in Assam boat tragedy

India TV News  

Dhubri, May 02: Divers today fished out bodies of five passengers of Monday's ferry disaster here, taking the death count to 108, but the fate of at least 250 more is still not known. We should be allowed to be involved in the search operation," Dhubri resident Islam Ali, whose wife Rani Begum is still missing, said. "We urged Rahul …

Bodies of fishermen found, last rites performed
13 years ago

Bodies of fishermen found, last rites performed

The Hindu  

The bodies of the two fishermen, Bernard and Cletus, who were reported missing since March 1 after a ship rammed their fishing vessel Don-1, were found on Saturday morning. While Bernard's body was found floating 8 km off the Thirumullavaram coast, the body of Cletus was fished out from the wreckage of Don-1, which sank after the collision. The Coastal …

Another fisherman's body found in sunken vessel
13 years ago

Another fisherman's body found in sunken vessel

The Hindu  

The body of one of the three fishermen who went missing after a ship rammed their vessel off the Thottappally coast in Kerala in the early hours of Thursday was found by naval divers inside the wreckage of the sunken vessel, Don-I, about 15 nautical miles off Manakkodam, near Cherthala, here on Sunday. The body, identified as that of Santosh, …

11 Drown In Bihar Boat Capsize
14 years, 4 months ago

11 Drown In Bihar Boat Capsize

India TV News  

Patna, Oct 17: Eleven persons drowned and 15 others were missing when their overcrowded boat sank in the Punpun river near Behrampur village in Patna district today. Director-General of Police Neelmani said the boat was carrying 55 passengers from Bharochokia village in the Pipra police station area to a fair at Naubatpur in Patna district. Personnel of the National Disaster …

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