Cyclone Takaute: ONGC suspends 3 executive directors amid probe over Sunken Barge P-305 in which 86 died
3 years, 7 months ago

Cyclone Takaute: ONGC suspends 3 executive directors amid probe over Sunken Barge P-305 in which 86 died

India TV News  

The Oil and Natural Gas Corporation suspended its three executive directors as part of an ongoing high-level enquiry into the chain of incidents at Bombay High during Cyclone Tauktae that led to the death of 86 workers in the Arabian Sea and endangered the lives of hundreds more. Barge P-305 sank off the Mumbai coast on May 16 as the powerful cyclone intensified and passed through the Mumbai coast towards Gujarat. Captain Rakesh Ballav of the barge P-305 is missing since his ill-fated boat sank, quoting an unnamed official, news agency PTI had reported, earlier on Tuesday. Earlier, Shiv Sena had held Oil and Natural Gas Corporation responsible for the death of several personnel of the barge that sank off the Mumbai coast when cyclone Tauktae brushed past the city earlier this week, and sought to know if Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan would resign owning the moral responsibility of the tragedy.

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Owner of tugboat that sank during Tauktae booked
3 years, 6 months ago

Owner of tugboat that sank during Tauktae booked

Hindustan Times  

A case of culpable homicide has been registered in Mumbai against the owner of Varaprada tugboat that sank in the Arabian Sea during last month’s Cyclone Tauktae, in which 11 persons were killed, an official said on Friday. Barge P305 and Varaprada -- both support vessels working for the state-run ONGC’s offshore oilfields near Mumbai -- had borne the brunt …

Inside Indian Navy’s daring deep-sea rescue of 600 men from sinking vessels
3 years, 7 months ago

Inside Indian Navy’s daring deep-sea rescue of 600 men from sinking vessels

Live Mint  

MUMBAI : Between 9.15 and 9.30am on 17 May, as cyclone Tauktae was busy ravaging parts of the western coast, the Indian Navy ’s Maritime Operations Centre in Kochi, Kerala, received an SOS that the anchor ropes of the construction barge Papaa-305 had given way. “The moment we realized that there were 261 people on-board, we immediately ordered our first …

Cyclone Tauktae final toll in Maharashtra 86, all bodies recovered from Arabian Sea
3 years, 7 months ago

Cyclone Tauktae final toll in Maharashtra 86, all bodies recovered from Arabian Sea

India TV News  

Exactly a week after the devastating Cyclone Tauktae struck Maharashtra, a total of 86 bodies have been recovered from the Arabian Sea, including 70 from the two vessels that sank near Bombay High Fields, an official said here on Sunday. Barge Papaa-305 and tugboat Varaprada sank in the Arabian Sea during the cyclone fury and a total of 86 crew …

Captain of Tugboat That Sank Off in Cyclone Tauktae Found Dead in Valsad, 6 Other Bodies Found
3 years, 7 months ago

Captain of Tugboat That Sank Off in Cyclone Tauktae Found Dead in Valsad, 6 Other Bodies Found

News 18  

The body of the tugboat captain, Nagendra Kumar, was among the seven dead found in Gujarat’s Valsad on Sunday. A police official said that they are the victims of barge P305 that sank off the Mumbai coast in cyclone Tauktae. Barge P305 sank during the Cyclone Tauktae fury last Monday and was located on the seabed on Saturday, a Navy …

Cyclone Tauktae: 26 still missing, Navy deploys diving teams to look for bodies
3 years, 7 months ago

Cyclone Tauktae: 26 still missing, Navy deploys diving teams to look for bodies

India TV News  

With no trace of 15 personnel from barge P305 and 11 from tugboat Varaprada six days after Cyclone Tauktae fury rendered the vessels adrift, the Navy on Saturday deployed specialised diving teams to boost the search and rescue operations off Mumbai coast. “To augment the ongoing SAR ops for the missing crew of Barge P305 and Tug Varaprada, specialised diving …

Cyclone Tauktae: FIR against captain of barge P-305 that sank off Mumbai coast
3 years, 7 months ago

Cyclone Tauktae: FIR against captain of barge P-305 that sank off Mumbai coast

Firstpost  

The captain, along with others, have been booked on the basis of a complaint filed by the rescued barge engineer who accused them of ’negligence' Mumbai: Police have registered an FIR against the captain of barge P-305 and some other persons after it sank in the Arabian Sea five days ago during cyclone Tauktae, in which at least 51 of …

Captain of barge P305 chose to not move away from Cyclone Tauktae’s path, says survivor
3 years, 7 months ago

Captain of barge P305 chose to not move away from Cyclone Tauktae’s path, says survivor

Firstpost  

Three barges, an anchor handling boat and a drillship lost anchors and drifted away as the cyclone skirted the western coast New Delhi: Faced with high-speed wind and swelling sea, the ill-fated barge Pappa-305, with 261 crew onboard, lost anchors and smashed into an unmanned platform before sinking in the Arabian Sea after its captain ignored weather warnings and chose …

51 dead, 186 rescued from barge P-305 that sank off Mumbai during Cyclone Tauktae
3 years, 7 months ago

51 dead, 186 rescued from barge P-305 that sank off Mumbai during Cyclone Tauktae

India Today  

The death toll on barge P-305 that sank in the Arabian Sea in the wake of Cyclone Tauktae rose to 51 on Friday as more bodies were recovered by the Indian Navy's search and rescue teams. Drill Ship Sagar Bhushan and Support Station 3 with nearly 300 crew members onboard the two boats stranded off the Gujarat coast has also …

Cyclone Tauktae: What caused the barge P305 tragedy
3 years, 7 months ago

Cyclone Tauktae: What caused the barge P305 tragedy

India Today  

Barge P305, the ONGC vessel that sank off Mumbai during Cyclone Tauktae, leading to the death of at least 51 people on board, had broken free of its anchor shortly after midnight on May 16, the Petroleum Ministry has confirmed. Petroleum Ministry sources said following the weather warning, ONGC had activated emergency response system and issued instructions to all installations …

Mumbai barge P305 case: FIR registered against captain, others for 'negligence'
3 years, 7 months ago

Mumbai barge P305 case: FIR registered against captain, others for 'negligence'

India Today  

The Mumbai Police has registered an FIR against the barge captain of Barge P305 which sank in the Arabian Sea on Monday during Cyclone Tauktae. A case has been registered against Barge captain Rakesh Ballav and others under IPC sections 304, 338, 34 at the Yellowgate Police Station. READ | ONGC barge accident: Indian Navy captain recalls ‘appalling conditions at …

Cyclone Tauktae: Barge toll now 49, hope fades for 37 still missing
3 years, 7 months ago

Cyclone Tauktae: Barge toll now 49, hope fades for 37 still missing

Hindustan Times  

The Indian Navy on Thursday recovered 23 more bodies of crew members of accommodation barge P305, which de-anchored and sank in the Heera oil fields in the Arabian Sea, hours before the powerful cyclone Tauktae battered the region late on Monday. People who were stranded at sea aboard Barge P305 due to Cyclone Tauktae exit the INS Kochi after they …

'Captain of barge P-305 chose not to move vessel away from cyclone path'
3 years, 7 months ago

'Captain of barge P-305 chose not to move vessel away from cyclone path'

India TV News  

Faced with high-speed wind and swelling sea, the ill-fated barge Pappa-305, with 261 crew on board, lost anchors and smashed into an unmanned platform before sinking in the Arabian Sea after its captain ignored weather warnings and chose not to move the vessel away from the path of severe cyclonic storm Tauktae, a survivor recounted. A person, rescued from one …

Sunk barge P-305's captain ignored cyclone warning, says vessel's chief engineer rescued by Indian Navy
3 years, 7 months ago

Sunk barge P-305's captain ignored cyclone warning, says vessel's chief engineer rescued by Indian Navy

Firstpost  

In a video, the chief engineer blamed the barge’s captain Balwinder Singh, who is among the 26 people still missing, and the client for the death of the crew members Mumbai: Rahman Shaikh, chief engineer of the P-305 barge that sank off the Mumbai coast during Cyclone Tauktae, alleged on Thursday that its captain did not take thecyclone warning seriously, …

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: NCP demands strict action over failure to evacuate personnel from barge P305
3 years, 7 months ago

Cyclone Tauktae: NCP demands strict action over failure to evacuate personnel from barge P305

Firstpost  

In a series of tweets, Maharashtra minority affairs minister Nawab Malik questioned why ONGC didn’t pay heed to warnings and brought the workers to the shore Mumbai: The NCP on Wednesday demanded action against those who did not act swiftly to evacuate personnel from a barge that went adrift in Cyclone Tauktae fury before sinking in the Arabian sea off …

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, …

Barge P305 Got Cyclone Warning a Week Ago, But Capt Ignored, Life Rafts Too Had Holes: Chief Engineer
3 years, 7 months ago

Barge P305 Got Cyclone Warning a Week Ago, But Capt Ignored, Life Rafts Too Had Holes: Chief Engineer

News 18  

Thirty-seven dead personnel on board barge P305 that went adrift in Cyclone Tauktae fury and sank could have been saved had life rafts not had punctures and the Captain taken the cyclone warnings seriously. The revelation was made by the barge’s chief engineer Rahman Shaikh, who is among the 188 men rescued from the vessel. He said they could spot …

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 …

Barge P305 tragedy: Desperately trying to hear from him, says brother of missing security officer
3 years, 7 months ago

Barge P305 tragedy: Desperately trying to hear from him, says brother of missing security officer

India Today  

Thirty-nine-year-old Arjun MT was among the 261 people on board Barge 'P305' when the vessel sank in the Arabian Sea on Monday as Cyclone Tauktae wreaked havoc. Navy's rescue operations For the past four days, Indian Navy ships have been working through the night, using searchlights to trace any movement in the pitch dark waters. The Navy on Thursday morning …

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 …

Cyclone Tauktae: High level probe into how ONGC vessel was stranded in sea
3 years, 7 months ago

Cyclone Tauktae: High level probe into how ONGC vessel was stranded in sea

India TV News  

The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has set up a high level committee to enquire into the sequence of events leading to the stranding of ONGC vessels in Cyclone Tauktae. Meanwhile, the Mumbai Police will also conduct a separate probe as to why the ill-fated barge P-305 which sank off Mumbai coast on Monday evening stayed in the area …

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 …

Cyclone Tauktae: 89 still missing from barge that sank near Bombay High Fields; search on
3 years, 7 months ago

Cyclone Tauktae: 89 still missing from barge that sank near Bombay High Fields; search on

India TV News  

The Indian Navy and Indian Coast Guard continued their search for missing 89 personnel from a barge with 273 people which went adrift and later sank near the Bombay High Fields unable to withstand the fury of Cyclone Tauktae, officials said here on Wednesday. By late Tuesday, the IN-ICG teams managed to rescue 184 from the sunken Barge Papaa-305, with …

22 bodies brought to Mumbai after barge sank due to Tauktae, 65 missing
3 years, 7 months ago

22 bodies brought to Mumbai after barge sank due to Tauktae, 65 missing

India Today  

Twenty-two bodies have been recovered and brought to the Mumbai dockyard two days after barge P-305 sank 35 nautical miles from Mumbai. The Navy said its personnel, battling extreme weather, have so far rescued 186 of the 273 people who were onboard barge P305 and also two from tugboat Varaprada. All personnel on board two other barges and an oil …

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 …

Cyclone Tauktae: Navy ships rescue 146 from barge off Mumbai coast; aerial search on
3 years, 7 months ago

Cyclone Tauktae: Navy ships rescue 146 from barge off Mumbai coast; aerial search on

India TV News  

The Indian Navy has rescued 146 people on board a barge that went adrift in the Arabia Sea near Mumbai hours before Cyclone Tauktae made landfall on the Gujarat coast, an official said on Tuesday. 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. "The …

Cyclone Tauktae: 81 Still Missing From Sunken Barge Near Bombay High; Choppy Sea Hampering Rescue
3 years, 7 months ago

Cyclone Tauktae: 81 Still Missing From Sunken Barge Near Bombay High; Choppy Sea Hampering Rescue

News 18  

Around 183 out of 261 people onboard barge P305 have been rescued so far, officials said on Tuesday evening. It first went adrift and subsequently sunk at Bombay Hight some 175 kms from Mumbai after de-anchoring as Cyclone Tauktae’s fierce wind speed created havoc at sea. The Indian Navy and Coast Guard have so far rescued 314 people on board …

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 live updates: Indian Navy deploys 3 warships to rescue over 400 people onboard 2 barges adrift off
3 years, 7 months ago

Cyclone Tauktae live updates: Indian Navy deploys 3 warships to rescue over 400 people onboard 2 barges adrift off

The Hindu  

A very severe cyclonic storm with winds gusting up to 185 km per hour was barrelling towards the Gujarat coast on Monday, 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. - PTI Maharashtra Landfall process starts; 6 dead in …

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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