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IN PHOTOS: Search operations continue after boat tragedy in Mumbai

Updated On: 19 December, 2024 08:39 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed

The search and rescue operations were in progress, the Indian Navy said in a statement on Thursday. Pics/Shadab Khan

Two persons from the ferry are still reported to be missing and SAR operations to this end are in progress by eight Navy craft and a naval helicopter augmented by a Coast Guard vessel. Pics/Shadab Khan

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Two persons from the ferry are still reported to be missing and SAR operations to this end are in progress by eight Navy craft and a naval helicopter augmented by a Coast Guard vessel. Pics/Shadab Khan
Meanwhile, The Indian Navy on Thursday instituted a 'Board of Inquiry' to probe the collision of a naval boat and a passenger ferry off the Mumbai coast a day earlier which killed 13 persons, including a naval sailor

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Meanwhile, The Indian Navy on Thursday instituted a 'Board of Inquiry' to probe the collision of a naval boat and a passenger ferry off the Mumbai coast a day earlier which killed 13 persons, including a naval sailor

"A Board of Inquiry has been ordered into the accident to establish the facts of the case," the Navy said

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"A Board of Inquiry has been ordered into the accident to establish the facts of the case," the Navy said

Navy chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi offered condolences to the grieving families of those who tragically lost their lives in the accident and wished for a speedy and full recovery of those who were injured

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Navy chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi offered condolences to the grieving families of those who tragically lost their lives in the accident and wished for a speedy and full recovery of those who were injured

A Navy craft undergoing engine trials lost control and collided with passenger ferry 'Neel Kamal' off Karanja near Mumbai

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A Navy craft undergoing engine trials lost control and collided with passenger ferry 'Neel Kamal' off Karanja near Mumbai

Of the 113 persons on board both vessels, 13 died and 98, including two injured, were rescued. Two persons are missing. There were six persons on board the Navy craft, two of whom survived, officials have said

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Of the 113 persons on board both vessels, 13 died and 98, including two injured, were rescued. Two persons are missing. There were six persons on board the Navy craft, two of whom survived, officials have said

The family memebers of Hansaram Bhati, 43, a Mumbai resident who is one of the two people missing after a Navy craft crashed into the ferryboat 'Neel Kamal' visted the Colaba Police station on Thursday

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The family memebers of Hansaram Bhati, 43, a Mumbai resident who is one of the two people missing after a Navy craft crashed into the ferryboat 'Neel Kamal' visted the Colaba Police station on Thursday

A probe into the incident is also being conducted by the Mumbai police after a case was registered against the Navy craft driver at Colaba police station

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A probe into the incident is also being conducted by the Mumbai police after a case was registered against the Navy craft driver at Colaba police station

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Baby steps by the shore

Baby steps by the shore

A fisherman walks towards his boat with his child at Khar Danda Jetty. Pic/ Shadab Khan

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