86 died due to sinking of vessels deployed for ONGC projects during cyclone Tauktae: Centre
A total of 86 personnel lost their lives due to the sinking of vessels deployed for ONGC projects during cyclone Tauktae, Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Rameshwar Teli informed the Lok Sabha on Monday.
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A total of 86 personnel lost their lives due to the sinking of vessels deployed for ONGC projects during cyclone Tauktae, Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Rameshwar Teli informed the Lok Sabha on Monday. In a written reply in the lower house of Parliament, the minister said that the government has constituted a high-level committee to enquire into the sequence of the events leading to the stranding of vessels and accidents.
86 died due to sinking of vessels deployed for ONGC projects during cyclone Tauktae: Centre
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ONGC barge tragedy: Safety of P305 laid with Durmast, says Afcons
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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.
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By Thursday afternoon, 49 of the total 261 crew members of the ill-fated barge P305 were still missing while 26 were confirmed dead.
Afcons, the oilfield service provider that operated the barge that sank in the cyclone killing many on Monday night, has said the vessel’s safety lay with Durmast, the company that owns the barge and appoints the Master and other crew.
ONGC barge tragedy: Safety of P305 laid with Durmast, says Afcons
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Last Updated: May 20, 2021, 08:34 PM IST
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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.
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By Thursday afternoon, 49 of the total 261 crew members of the ill-fated barge P305 were still missing while 26 were confirmed dead.
Afcons, the oilfield service provider that operated the barge that sank in the cyclone killing many on Monday night, has said the vessel’s safety lay with Durmast, the company that owns the barge and appoints the Master and other crew.
Afcons blames weather, master of P305 for tragedy near ONGC platform
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Conditions deteriorated rapidly reaching levels far worse than predicted on May 17, it says
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Rescued crew members of Barge-P305 after they were brought by INS Kochi in Mumbai, on Wednesday. | Photo Credit:
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Conditions deteriorated rapidly reaching levels far worse than predicted on May 17, it says
ONGC’s contractor Afcons Infrastructure Ltd, the Shapoorji Pallonji Group company, said it was unpredictable bad weather and the decision of the master of the barge P305 to stay put in high sea that led to the tragedy in the Arabian Sea.
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