49 missing from sunken barge as navy grapples with rescue efforts
3 years, 7 months ago

49 missing from sunken barge as navy grapples with rescue efforts

Hindustan Times  

The Indian Navy has encountered an unforgiving sea off India’s west coast, where it has been at the centre of a challenging search and rescue mission for three days, involving warships, helicopters and surveillance aircraft, after Cyclone Tauktae killed dozens on land and at offshore facilities, said people familiar with the rescue effort launched on May 17. Winds blowing at speeds of more than 75 knots, furious 30-foot-high waves crashing on warships every nine seconds, and almost zero visibility – the sea has been battering rescuers, who were still looking for 49 people missing from a barge that sank because of the storm. The extremely severe cyclonic storm made landfall in Gujarat on Monday after strong winds and heavy rainfall battered Mumbai and other coastal areas. On Tuesday, the navy’s deputy chief Vice Admiral Murlidhar Sadashiv Pawar described the navy’s effort as “one of the most challenging search and rescue operations” he had seen in his four-decade military career.

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8 fishermen missing after strong winds destroy boats off Gujarat coast
3 years ago

8 fishermen missing after strong winds destroy boats off Gujarat coast

India TV News  

At least eight fishermen were missing after their boats anchored near the sea coast got destroyed and capsized amid the stormy weather overnight in Una taluka of Gujarat's Gir Somnath district, officials said on Thursday. A rescue operation was launched with the help of a Coast Guard helicopter early Thursday morning to find the eight missing fishermen, Una taluka's mamlatdar …

Cyclone Tauktae: 49 dead on sunk barge P-305, search on for 37 missing; over 600 ONGC staff rescued
3 years, 7 months ago

Cyclone Tauktae: 49 dead on sunk barge P-305, search on for 37 missing; over 600 ONGC staff rescued

Firstpost  

The missing workers include 26 who were on the barge P-305 when it sunk off the Mumbai coast on Monday, while the remaining 11 are from an achor boat named Varaprada New Delhi: The death toll on the barge that sank in the Arabian Sea rose to 49 with the recovery of more bodies even as the Indian Navy and …

Cyclone Tauktae: 37 dead, 38 from barge still missing; Navy continues search
3 years, 7 months ago

Cyclone Tauktae: 37 dead, 38 from barge still missing; Navy continues search

India TV News  

With 38 people on board a barge that sank in the Arabian Sea four days ago still missing, Indian Navy ships worked through the night, using searchlights to trace any movement in the pitch dark waters, as hopes of finding more survivors began to recede on Thursday. The Navy on Thursday morning launched a fresh aerial search and rescue mission, …

Cyclone Tauktae: 49 from Barge Still Missing, Indian Navy Continues Search on 4th Day
3 years, 7 months ago

Cyclone Tauktae: 49 from Barge Still Missing, Indian Navy Continues Search on 4th Day

News 18  

With 49 people on board a barge that sank into the Arabian Sea four days ago still missing, Indian Navy ships worked through the night, using searchlights to trace any movement in the pitch dark waters, as hopes of finding more survivors began to fade on Thursday. The Navy on Thursday morning launched a fresh aerial search and rescue mission, …

Hunt for 26 Persons Missing from Sunk P305 Barge Still On, Toll Reaches 49; Gujarat Death Count Goes up to 79
3 years, 7 months ago

Hunt for 26 Persons Missing from Sunk P305 Barge Still On, Toll Reaches 49; Gujarat Death Count Goes up to 79

News 18  

The death toll on the barge that sank in the Arabian Sea rose to 49 with the recovery of more bodies even as the Navy and the Coast Guard searched for 37 other missing persons since the severe cyclonic storm Tauktae battered the region. Government sources said while 6,961 persons on 337 offshore wells, platforms and other oil and gas …

188 rescued, 49 bodies found, several crew members of sunken barge still missing as search enters Day 4
3 years, 7 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 …

49 from barge still missing, Navy continues search on 4th day
3 years, 7 months ago

49 from barge still missing, Navy continues search on 4th day

India Today  

With 49 people on board a barge that sank into the Arabian Sea four days ago still missing, Indian Navy ships worked through the night, using searchlights to trace any movement in the pitch-dark waters, as hopes of finding more survivors began to fade on Thursday. The Navy on Thursday morning launched a fresh aerial search and rescue mission, deploying …

Indian Navy retrieves 14 bodies after barge sinks into Arabian sea due to cyclone Tauktae; 184 rescued
3 years, 7 months ago

Indian Navy retrieves 14 bodies after barge sinks into Arabian sea due to cyclone Tauktae; 184 rescued

Hindustan Times  

Indian Navy has retrieved 14 bodies from the Arabian sea during a search and rescue operation in the aftermath of cyclone Tauktae. Members of the Indian Navy transport a person after a rescue from a sunken barge in the Arabian Sea in the aftermath of cyclone Tauktae's landfall, at naval air station INS Shikra in Mumbai, REUTERS A tug boat …

Cyclone Tauktae: INS Kochi reaches Mumbai harbour, 184 personnel rescued from Barge P305
3 years, 7 months ago

Cyclone Tauktae: INS Kochi reaches Mumbai harbour, 184 personnel rescued from Barge P305

India TV News  

INS Kochi, an indigenously designed Indian Navy ship, on Wednesday morning entered the Mumbai harbour along with rescued personnel from Barge P305, news agency ANI reported. INS Kochi was roped in for search and rescue assistance for a barge adrift in Mumbai with 273 people on board. High-speed winds and heavy rains lashed Mumbai and its neighbouring areas on Monday …

Blinding rain, wind gusting 100 km/hr: What Navy braved to rescue hundreds stranded at sea amid Cyclone Tauktae
3 years, 7 months ago

Blinding rain, wind gusting 100 km/hr: What Navy braved to rescue hundreds stranded at sea amid Cyclone Tauktae

India Today  

Winds gusting at almost 100 km/hour, sea waves about 30-feet high and blinding rain is what personnel of the Indian Navy fought against while carrying out rescue operations off the Mumbai coast as Cyclone Tauktae wreaked havoc. The Indian Navy despatched its warship INS Kochi on a mission to rescue 273 crew members who were on board a barge that …

Cyclone Tauktae: 49 still missing, high-level committee to probe how ONGC vessel was stranded
3 years, 7 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 …

Cyclone Tauktae: Indian Navy rescues 177 from barge that went adrift in Arabian Sea
3 years, 7 months ago

Cyclone Tauktae: Indian Navy rescues 177 from barge that went adrift in Arabian Sea

India TV News  

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. Sixty persons on board the barge were rescued till 11 pm and the remaining overnight, the official said, adding a …

13 dead as Tauktae batters Gujarat; 90 missing from barge
3 years, 7 months ago

13 dead as Tauktae batters Gujarat; 90 missing from barge

The Hindu  

The severe cyclonic storm Tauktae that entered Saurashtra early on Tuesday, whipping up winds close to 180 kmph, has reduced in intensity and lay about 35 km west of Ahmedabad late in the evening, according to the India Meteorological Department. Over 16,000 houses were damaged, and more than 40,000 trees and over 1,000 poles uprooted due to the cyclonic storm …

Cyclone Tauktae: Navy rescues 60 from barge adrift near Mumbai
3 years, 7 months ago

Cyclone Tauktae: Navy rescues 60 from barge adrift near Mumbai

India TV News  

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. "A total of 60 persons from Barge P305 were rescued till 11 pm …

Cyclone Tauktae: Navy Rescues 60 from Barge Adrift Near Mumbai
3 years, 7 months ago

Cyclone Tauktae: Navy Rescues 60 from Barge Adrift Near Mumbai

News 18  

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. “A total of 60 persons from Barge P305 were rescued till 11 pm …

Search on for 96 personnel after stranded barge sinks near Bombay High, Navy rescues 177
3 years, 7 months ago

Search on for 96 personnel after stranded barge sinks near Bombay High, Navy rescues 177

India Today  

One of the vessels with 273 personnel on board, which was stranded near Bombay High during the impact of Cyclone Tauktae, has sunk. Indian Naval ships Beas, Betwa and Teg joined INS Kochi and Kolkata for undertaking search and rescue operations for Barge P-305, which sank 35 nautical miles from Mumbai. State-run Oil and Natural Gas Corporation had on Monday …

Cyclone Tauktae: 2 Barges with 410 on Board Adrift Near Mumbai
3 years, 7 months ago

Cyclone Tauktae: 2 Barges with 410 on Board Adrift Near Mumbai

News 18  

Two barges with 410 persons on board have gone adrift off the Mumbai coast as the cyclonic storm ‘Tauktae’ over the Arabian Sea intensified into a very severe cyclonic storm and is expected to reach Gujarat coast Monday evening, officials said. “In response to another SOS received fromBarge ‘GAL Constructor’ with 137 people onboard about 8 nautical miles from Mumbai, …

Cyclone Tauktae Makes Landfall in Gujarat's Saurashtra Region; 6 Dead in Maharashtra
3 years, 7 months ago

Cyclone Tauktae Makes Landfall in Gujarat's Saurashtra Region; 6 Dead in Maharashtra

News 18  

The very severe cyclonic storm with winds gusting up to 185 km per hour began making landfall on the Gujarat coast Monday night, after dumping heavy rains on Mumbai, forcing the evacuation of over 1.5 lakh people in Gujarat and leaving two barges with 410 people on board adrift in the Arabian Sea. Tropical storm ‘Tauktae’ which had intensified into …

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