One dead, 20 rescued after tourist boat capsizes in Arabian Sea off Calangute beach in Goa
India TV NewsBoat capsizes in Goa: One person died and around 20 others were rescued when a tourist boat capsized in the Arabian Sea off Calangute beach in North Goa on Wednesday, police said. A senior police official said, "A 54-year-old man died and 20 others were rescued and taken to a nearby hospital for treatment after the boat they were travelling in capsized." 2 children, 2 women hospitalised A spokesperson from Drishti Marine, a government-appointed lifesaving agency, stated that the boat capsized approximately 60 meters from the coastline, causing all passengers to fall into the sea. "Of the 20 passengers, two children aged six and seven each, and two women aged 25 and 55 each, were revived and hospitalised," he said, adding that two passengers on the boat were not wearing life jackets.