(Asian News Hub) – In a tragic news, at least 26 persons on board the drifting Barge Papaa-305 were killed after it sank in the Arabian Sea in the aftermath of Cyclone Tauktae. As many as 186 survivors were rescued while another 49 are still missing, as the Centre ordered a probe into the incident.
The barge sank in the stormy Arabian Sea 35 nautical miles from Mumbai under the impact of cyclone Tauktae, informed the Indian Navy on Wednesday.
As the cyclone ravaged the Maharashtra coastal areas and whirled towards Gujarat, the ill-fated barge in the offshore development area of Bombay High Field had sunk late on Monday night.
The search and rescue operation for the missing is underway.
