IndiPosted at: May 19 2021 9:51PM Cyclone Tauktae: Indian Navy rescues 186 people, 26 mortal remains recovered from Barge P305
New Delhi, May 19 (UNI) Continuing the Search and Rescue (SAR) Operation in Mumbai on third day around Bombay High Oil field, the Indian Navy on Wednesday said that it has so far rescued 186 ONGC personnel in the Barge 'P-305' and recovered 26 mortal remains.
“Indian Naval ships and aircraft are presently undertaking SAR of the missing crew members of Accommodation Barge P-305, which sank on 17 May 35 miles off Mumbai”, the naval spokesperson said, adding that INS Kochi, Kolkata, Beas, Betwa, Teg, P8I maritime surveillance
aircraft, Chetak and Sea King helicopters are involved in the SAR operations.
The Spokesperson also informed that INS Kochi which entered harbour on 19th May, to disembark 125 survivors and mortal remains of four crew members, was immediately sailed out in the evening again to continue the Search effort.
INS Kolkata is scheduled to enter Mumbai harbour on May 19 night to disembark the survivors rescued from barge P-305 and Tug ‘Varapradha’ as well as the mortal remains of 18 crew members recovered during the operation.
On completion of its operations off Gujarat coast, INS Talwar has also
been diverted to conjoin the other three naval ships searching for missing crew of barge P-305, off Mumbai, the officials from Western Naval Command said.
They also informed that INS Talwar was the ‘On Scene Coordinator’ off Gujarat coast and assisted Support Station 3 and Drill Ship Sagar Bhushan, which are now being safely towed back to Mumbai by ONGC support vessels.
“Food and water to the 300 odd crew members of these vessels was also provided by the naval helicopters from Mumbai, earlier in the day”, the added.
As of now, 186 crew members of Accommodation barge P-305, and
two from Tug ‘Varapradha’ have been rescued by IN ships and aircraft, the Navy said.
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