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Search operation for at least 36 missing personnel is still on and a total of 188 of the 261 onboard have already been rescued

Indian Navy Rescue operations - Facebook video screenshot Search and rescue operations continue for over 90 missing from a barge that sank 35 miles offshore Mumbai in cyclone Tauktau while 180 have been rescued. The Indian Navy said that had rescued 180 from the Afcons Infrastructure barge Papaa–305 (P305) which broke anchor on 17 May in the cyclone and then sank. The Navy said that five ships were involved in the search and rescue operations. “SAR has also been augmented with P8I and naval helicopters, who continue to undertake aerial search in the area,” it said in a Facebook po...

19 May 2021 6:25 GMT Updated  19 May 2021 6:44 GMT in  London At least 80 offshore workers remain missing two days after disaster struck when Cyclone Tauktae slammed into Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC)’s Mumbai High fields offshore India’s west coast. Search and rescue operations continued overnight Tuesday and were ramped up again at daylight to look for the unaccounted-for personnel from Afcons’ barge Papaa 305 (P 305), which capsized and sank after being hit by Tauktae on Monday. "We believe all personnel [were] safely evacuated before the vessel sank. Despite the...

Updated: May 19, 2021 15:14 IST INS Teg, Betwa and Beas, P-8I aircraft and Sea King helicopters continuing with search and rescue work Share Article AAA People rescued from the Arabian sea by the Indian navy walk out from Indian naval ship INS Kochi in Mumbai, on Wednesday, May 19, 2021.   | Photo Credit: AP INS Teg, Betwa and Beas, P-8I aircraft and Sea King helicopters continuing with search and rescue work Twenty-two bodies have been recovered and 53 are still missing from Barge P-305 after it sank 35 nautical miles (NM) off Mumbai coast due to cyclone Tauktae. “INS Kochi has returned ...

19 May 2021 13:15 GMT Updated  19 May 2021 13:15 GMT in  London Twenty-two offshore workers are confirmed dead as the search and rescue operation continues after a barge sank when Cyclone Tauktae hit Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC)’s Mumbai High fields offshore western India. The Indian Navy and coast guard mounted the operation after the cyclone struck on Monday, although hopes are fading for the 51 personnel still missing from contractor Afcons’ Papaa 305 barge. Rescue efforts have been supported by ONGC as well as joint venture partners Afcons and Halani-Tes-Nauvata,...