The Navy have so far rescued 184 of the 273 people onboard barge P305, adding all personnel on board two other barges and an oil rig are safe after Cyclone Tauktae fury rendered these vessels adrift
The Navy on Wednesday said its crew, fighting the worst weather, had so far rescued 184 of the 273 people aboard the P305, adding that all crew members on two other boats and the oil rig were safe after Hurricane Tauktae released the ships.
"As of Wednesday morning, 184 crew members of the P305 have been rescued and INS Kochi and INS Kolkata have returned to the port of Mumbai with the rescued.
"INS Teg, INS Betwa, INS Beas, P8I aircraft and Seaking helicopters continue their search and rescue operation," said a Navy spokesman.
All 137 crew members on the GAL Constructor were rescued Tuesday by the Navy and Coast Guard. The 196 crew on the SS-3 and 101 crew members on the Sagar Bhushan oil tanker are safe, an official said.
Offshore vessels hired by ONGC and SCI tow there for safety. INS Talwar is also in the area to assist with SAR ops, he added.
P305 terminal port that served ONGC
Maritime operations sank on Monday evening, the official said, adding that 184 of the 273 crew on board had been rescued so far.
Three buckets and an oil rig with 707 employees. The board adjourned Monday. This includes a barge P305 with
273 people, the cargo ship GAL Constructor with 137 crew members working board, boating boat SS-3 with 196 crew members on board and the Sagar Bhushan oil pit with 101 crew members on board, said the official.
Deputy Head of Labor Department Vice Admiral Murlidhar Sadashiv Pawar said the ongoing SAR was among the most difficult search and rescue operations for the past four decades.
Navy ships dispatched on Monday after receiving ask for help with barge 'P305' to extract Heera oil camps in the highlands of Bombay with a staff of 273. The oil fields around 70 km southwest of Mumbai.
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