Cyclone Tauktae: How barge P305 sunk in the Arabian Sea and how rescue missions are progressing for missing crew
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.
On May 17, Barge P305 went adrift in the Arabian Sea and sunk on May 19 about 35 nautical miles from Mumbai. It was reported that 38 people on board are still missing. (Photo | PTI)
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. (Photo | PTI)
The Navy launched a fresh aerial search and rescue mission, deploying helicopters to scour the waters off Mumbai coast, on Thursday morning. (Photo | PTI)
As many as 37 personnel on board the barge are dead and 38 still missing, after Navy personnel, battling extreme weather. (Photo | AP)
Navy has so far rescued 186 of the 261 people who were on board the barge P305 and two personnel from tugboat Varaprada. (Photo | AP)
Naval ships INS Kochi on Wednesday morning and INS Kolkata late Wednesday night brought the bodies of the victims to Mumbai. (Photo | AP)
Mumbai police have announced they will conduct a probe as to why the ill-fated barge remained in the turbulent area despite warnings about cyclone Tauktae. (Photo | AP)
Navy ships were deployed on Monday after the Navy was informed that barge 'P305' had gone adrift off the Heera oil fields in Bombay high area with 261 personnel on board. (Photo | PTI)
The oil fields are around 70 km southwest of Mumbai. P305 being an accommodation barge had no engine to power it. (Photo | PTI)
An accommodation barge is of shallow draft and is used to accommodate personnel on projects where shore accommodation is not available. (Photo | PTI)
