Cyclone Tauktae: Indian Navy Intensifies Search Op As Over 125 Missing After Barge P305 Sinks Off Bombay High

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Mumbai: The Indian Navy has rescued at the very least 177 of the 273 personnel of the Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Ltd (ONGC) after Barge P305 went adrift and subsequently sunk at Bombay Hight some 175 kms from Mumbai after de-anchoring as Cyclone Tauktae made landfall on the Western coasts on Monday, creating havoc in a number of cities. 

The Navy had deployed three of its frontline warships after receiving messages to rescue 410 folks on board two barges off the Mumbai coast. The ships deployed to increase help to the 2 barges have been INS Kolkata, INS Kochi and INS Talwar.

“A total of 177 persons from Barge P305 have been rescued in extremely challenging sea conditions,” a Navy spokesperson mentioned on Tuesday morning.

Till 11 pm on Monday, the Navy had managed to rescue a complete of 60 individuals from Barge P305 — 42 by INS Kochi and 18 by offshore assist vessel Energy Star in extraordinarily difficult sea situations. 

According to media stories, INS Kolkata rescued two survivors from the life raft of vessel Vara Prabha, and joined INS Kochi for the SAR of Barge P305 crew. 

Indian Navy’s Eye within the Sky, the P-8I plane has additionally been roped in to search for survivors at sea. A slight enchancment in climate situations has enabled naval helicopters to fly over the seas.

INS Talwar, alternatively, is continuing to render help to a different oil rig Sagar Bhushan with 101 personnel onboard and an lodging barge SS-3 with 196 personnel onboard, each of that are adrift and presently positioned about 50 nautical miles south east of Pipavav Port

Meanwhile, Union Home Minister Amit Shah spoke to Chief Ministers of cyclone-affected States-Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Gujarat, and Administrators of Union Territory Dadra And Nagar Haveli to take an replace concerning the state of affairs, and about any assist they required from Centre

Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani additionally held a high-level assessment assembly on cyclone state of affairs and rainfall situations within the state, specifically within the 14 coastal districts. 

 



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