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May 22, 2021
ONGC, Afcons Infra announce separate cyclone Tauktae compensation plans SECTIONS Last Updated: May 22, 2021, 08:08 AM IST Share Synopsis ONGC and its service provider Afcons Infrastructure Ltd have announced separate compensation plans for the families of the deceased and the survivors of the barge that sank after being hit by Cyclone Tauktae on Monday. ThinkStock Photos “While the modalities of the payments are being worked out, it is estimated that total compensation would range from Rs 35...
May 22, 2021
The Mumbai police have so far found the bodies of 61 crew members. MUMBAI: Politics has erupted over the P-305 barge tragedy, where a barge sank in the sea during the cyclone Tauktae on May 17. The Mumbai police have so far found the bodies of 61 crew members. The Shiv Sena has held the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) corporation responsible for the incident and sought to know if Union petroleum minister Dharmendra Pradhan will take moral responsibility for the incident and resign. RE...
May 21, 2021
Barge P305 crew members rescued by Navy walk out of INS Kochi after arriving in Mumbai New Delhi: The ill-fated Afcons barge Papaa (P-305) moved only 200 metres away from the unmanned offshore platform off Bombay High where it was working, a distance the vessel’s master appears to have considered safe as per projections of cyclone Tauktae’s wind speed and depression, Afcons, which had chartered the vessel for an ONGC contract, said in a statement on Thursday. Going by the statement, it now...
May 21, 2021
21 May 2021 - 09:41 Then Bafana Bafana coach Molefi Ntseki during a media briefing at Hilton Hotel in Johannesburg on March 22, 2021. Image: Sydney Seshibedi/Gallo Images Molefi Ntseki has said that Bafana Bafana’s failure to qualify for the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) in Cameroon next year has left him with painful wounds that will remain open for the rest of his life. Ntseki‚ who was fired almost two months ago after Bafana lost 2-0 to Sudan in a match where they ...
May 21, 2021
ONGC barge tragedy: Safety of P305 laid with Durmast, says Afcons SECTIONS Last Updated: May 20, 2021, 08:34 PM IST Share Synopsis By Thursday afternoon, 49 of the total 261 crew members of the ill-fated barge P305 were still missing while 26 were confirmed dead. The government has set up an inquiry into the incident while companies have begun to tell their side of the story. PTI By Thursday afternoon, 49 of the total 261 crew members of the ill-fated barge P305 were still missing while 26 were...
May 20, 2021
ONGC barge tragedy: Safety of P305 laid with Durmast, says Afcons SECTIONS Last Updated: May 20, 2021, 08:34 PM IST Share Synopsis By Thursday afternoon, 49 of the total 261 crew members of the ill-fated barge P305 were still missing while 26 were confirmed dead. The government has set up an inquiry into the incident while companies have begun to tell their side of the story. PTI By Thursday afternoon, 49 of the total 261 crew members of the ill-fated barge P305 were still missing while 26 were...
May 20, 2021
PTI | Mumbai | Updated: 20-05-2021 21:07 IST | Created: 20-05-2021 21:04 IST Representative image Image Credit: Wikipedia Country: SHARE 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 the cyclone warning seriously, leading to the death of at least 49 crew members. He also questioned the vessels seaworthiness. Advertisement P-305 which housed personnel engaged in maintenance work of an of...
May 20, 2021
India Business News: NEW DELHI: The ill-fated Afcons barge Papaa 305 moved only 200 metres away from the unmanned offshore platform where it was working, a distance the Ma.
May 19, 2021
NEW DELHI: Offshore barges are like floating mini-townships without own traction and could require up to a week or more to lift anchor before they can be towed around. But three such vessels hired by ONGC and a drill ship owned by the state-run company going adrift after breaking loose from anchors due to cyclone Tauktae raises questions whether its severity was underestimated or the tempest deviated from its predicted path with a sudden drop in pressure. People in the know told TOI the ‘Mas...
May 19, 2021
Photo Credit: IANS IANSLive Mumbai, May 19 (IANS) AFCONS, together with its consortium partner Halani-Tes-Nauvata, has been working with the ONGC for the revamp of its unmanned offshore platforms in the Arabian Sea post Cyclone Tauktae. To get full access of the story, click here to subscribe to IANS News Service © 2021 IANS India Private Limited. All Rights Reserved. The reproduction of the story/photograph in any form will be liable for legal action. For news, views and gossips, follow IANS...