The Navy has launched an investigation into one of the deadliest accidents in the city’s port area. A naval helicopter and boats from the navy and coast guard were deployed to search for the missing passengers as part of the SAR operation, the official said.
The Mumbai Police, along with the Indian Navy and Maritime Security, have launched a search operation in the Arabian Sea
The body of a seven-year-old boy who went missing after a three-day search operation was found on Saturday morning after a ferry boat sank off the coast of Mumbai, an official said. In the tragic incident that took place on December 18, the death toll reached 15, a navy boat found the body of Johan Mohammad Nisar Ahmad Pathan.
The Navy has launched an investigation into one of the deadliest accidents in the city’s port area. A naval helicopter and boats from the navy and coast guard were deployed to search for the missing passengers as part of the SAR operation, the official said.
Out of 113 people on board both ships, 15 people died and 98 people including two injured people were rescued. The navy ship had six people on board, two of whom survived, the official said.
The accident occurred when the high-speed naval vessel lost control during an engine test and collided with the passenger ferry ‘Neel Kamal’ off the coast of Mumbai.
The ferry, carrying more than 100 passengers, was heading from the Gateway of India to Elephanta Island, a popular tourist spot with a collection of ancient caves.
According to documents released by the Maharashtra Maritime Board (MMB), the boat was permitted to carry 84 passengers and six crew members, but it was overloaded, a police official said. The MMB, which is investigating the accident, has revoked the license of the ferry because the vessel was overloaded and violated the Inland Vessel Act. An official said the boat has a capacity of 90 people.
A case has been registered against the navy craft driver at the Colaba police station, the official said.
Indian Penal Code (BNS) sections invoked in the FIR include acts causing death by negligence, endangering personal safety or life of others, rash or negligent navigation of a vessel, and mischievous acts causing wrongful harm or damage. person or people.
The ship affected by the accident is in the custody of the Navy, and the police will demand an investigation if necessary, the official said.
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