BARGE P305
ONGC had asked ill-fated Barge P-305 to move to safety: Minister
Junior oil minister Rameswar Teli said the "Barge Master decided to position the vessel at nearby location" keeping in view "safety of vessel and persons on board." But "the anchors of the vessel gave way leading to stranding and subsequent submerging of the vessel," he added.
Mumbai: Owner of tugboat that sank during cyclone Tauktae booked for culpable homicide
Barge P305 and Varaprada - both support vessels working for the state-run ONGC's offshore oilfields near Mumbai – had borne the brunt of cyclone Tauktae, which made landfall on Gujarat coast on May 17.
16 more bodies found, search operations suspended for Barge P-305
The bodies were recovered along the Maharashtra coast by teams of Indian Navy and the Indian Coast Guard, and their identification was under process with the local authorities and ONGC, said officials.
Oil exploration companies told to follow SOPs after barge P305 tragedy
Despite warnings during Tauktae, five ONGC vessels faced adverse situations resulting in 70 deaths at P305. The petroleum ministry has asked the oil companies to activate its emergency response system and instruct all the installations to follow the SOPs.
Death toll on barge P305 rises to 70; Navy searching for 16 missing
The list of those missing may get a lot shorter if it is confirmed that the 14 bodies recovered along the Maharashtra and Gujarat coasts in the last few days are those of the barge and tugboat personnel, an official said.
ONGC reaches out to families of sunk barge
While Indian Navy, Coast Guard, ONGC teams and private contractor Afcons are putting in all efforts to locate the missing personnel through sea vessels and aerial search, the state-owned firm has extended an immediate relief of Rs 1 lakh to the survivors and Rs 2 lakh to the deceased and missing persons' families, company officials said.
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Cyclone Tauktae: 2 more bodies found on Valsad coast in Gujarat
With this, six bodies have so far been recovered from two places here in south Gujarat since Saturday evening, Valsad Superintendent of Police Rajdeepsinh Jhala said.
Maharashtra: 8 bodies found on Raigad coast; suspected to be of barge victims
Out of the eight bodies found on Saturday, five were washed ashore in Mandwa, two in Alibaug and another one in Murud, the senior official from Raigad police said.
Cyclone Tauktae: Barge P-305 located on seabed, tugboat untraceable
The Defence Public Relations Officer said, "Barge P305 located at the seabed after a systematic search by INS Makar employing advanced side-scan sonar. Search efforts for remaining crews of P305 and Tug Varaprada continue."
Cyclone Tauktae: 26 still missing; Navy deploys diving teams to look for bodies
"To augment the ongoing SAR ops for the missing crew of Barge P305 and Tug Varaprada, specialised diving teams onboard INS Makar with side-scan sonar and INS Tarasa sailed out early morning today from Mumbai," a Navy spokesperson tweeted.
60 dead, 15 from barge P305 missing; Navy continues search Mumbai
While all the 440 persons on barges Gal Constructor and Support Station 3 (SS-3) and drillship Sagar Bhushan were brought to safety, Naval and Coast Guard vessels and aircraft scoured the waters off the Mumbai coast as the search and rescue operations entered the fifth day on Friday.
Barge tragedy: FIR against its captain, others
The case was registered under section 304 (2) (culpable homicide not amounting to murder), 338 (causing grievous hurt to any person through rash or negligent act) and 34 (common intention) at the Yellow Gate police station here. Rakesh Ballav, the captain of the barge, and others have been named in the FIR, a Mumbai Police spokesperson said.
168 deaths; 98 Tauktae hit hospitals resume work
Tauktae was responsible for at least 168 deaths. Of these, 70 were in Gujarat and 49 workers who were in ONGC’s barge P305. The Navy rescued 186 while 26 were still missing. Search for survivors from the barge continued, with 31 ships, P8I maritime aircraft and helicopters deployed.
ONGC barge tragedy: Safety of P305 laid with Durmast, says Afcons
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.
Tragedy at sea: 49 from barge still missing, Navy continues search on 4th day
As many as 26 personnel on board the barge are dead and 49 still missing, after Navy personnel, battling extreme weather, so far rescued 186 of the 261 people who were on board the barge P305 and two personnel from tugboat Varaprada.
Police to probe why barge P-305 didn't move away despite cyclone warning
The barge 'Papaa-305' or P-305 had 261 persons on board. Of these, 186 persons were rescued while 53 are still missing. Twenty-two were confirmed as dead.
PM takes stock of rescue operations for ONGC barge personnel
At least 22 personnel on board the accommodation barge P305 that went adrift in Cyclone Tauktae fury before sinking in the Arabia Sea off Mumbai coast are dead and 65 are still missing, Navy officials had said earlier.
INS Kochi brings 125 rescuees from barge P305 to Mumbai
INS Kochi had set sail from the city on Monday morning to rescue the workmen from P305 in the Heera oil drilling platform, around 70 km off the Mumbai coast.
89 from P305 missing; all others from 2 barges, rig safe: Navy
"As of Wednesday morning, 184 personnel of barge P305 have been rescued and INS Kochi and INS Kolkata are returning to Mumbai harbour with the rescuees. "INS Teg, INS Betwa, INS Beas, P8I aircraft and Seaking helicopters are continuing with the search and rescue operations," a Navy spokesperson said.
Barge was out of control for three days before cyclone struck: Crew
The ill-fated barge 'P-305' deployed near the Bombay High was "out of control" for three days before cyclone Tauktae caused it to sink in the Arabian sea, a rescued crew member said on Tuesday.
Cyclone Tauktae: Navy rescues 177 from barge; rescuees land in Mumbai
Sixty persons on board the barge were rescued till 11 pm and the remaining overnight, the official said, adding a Navy helicopter brought three rescuees to INS Shikra this morning.
Cyclone: Navy ships rescue 146 from barge; aerial search on
The Navy on Tuesday morning also deployed the P-8I long-range, multimission maritime patrol aircraft to join the search and rescue operations, the official said.
Cyclone Tauktae barrels towards Gujarat coast; two barges adrift
Tropical storm 'Tauktae' which has intensified into a very severe cyclonic storm was packing wind speeds of about 20 kmph and is expected to reach Gujarat coast by the evening and cross it between 8 pm and 11 pm, the IMD said.
Cyclone Tauktae: Barge with 273 on board adrift near Mumbai
"On receipt of a request for assistance for Barge 'P305' adrift off Heera Oil Fields in Bombay High area with 273 personnel onboard, warship INS Kochi was sailed with a despatch for Search and Rescue (SAR) assistance," a Navy spokesperson said.
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