Boat carrying 30 passengers capsizes off Mumbai coast, 13 lifeless, 101 rescued

A ship carrying at the very least 30 passengers capsized close to Mumbai’s Gateway of India on Wednesday killing 13 individuals. The Neelkamal ferry boat was on its technique to Elephanta Island after it departed from Gateway of India.

The accident prompted the Indian Coast Guard to launch a rescue operation and as many as 101 passengers had been rescued whereas one in every of them has been declared lifeless. Amongst those that died within the accident, 10 had been passengers whereas 3 had been Navy personnel.

The Indian Navy mentioned that one in every of its crafts was misplaced whereas endeavor engine trials in Mumbai Harbour as a result of engine malfunction which in flip led the boat to collide with a passenger ferry.

Right this moment afternoon, an #IndianNavy craft misplaced management whereas endeavor engine trials in Mumbai Harbour as a result of engine malfunction. Because of this, the boat collided with a passenger ferry which subsequently capsized.

13 fatalities have been reported up to now. Survivors rescued from the…

— SpokespersonNavy (@indiannavy) December 18, 2024

Groups from the Indian Navy, Coast Guard, and Marine Police had been concerned within the search and rescue operations. Presently, 11 Navy boats three Marine Police boats, and one Coast Guard vessel are actively looking the world to find survivors.

Reacting to the accident, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis mentioned, “We’ve got acquired reviews of an accident involving the boat Nilkamal, which was heading in direction of Elephanta. Boats from the Navy, Coast Guard, Port and Police groups have been instantly dispatched for help. We’re in fixed contact with the district and police administration and thankfully many of the residents have been rescued.”

एलिफंटाकडे जाणाऱ्या नीलकमल या बोटीचा अपघात घडल्याचे वृत्त प्राप्त झाले. नौदल, कोस्टगार्ड, पोर्ट, पोलिस पथकच्या बोटी तातडीने मदतीसाठी रवाना करण्यात आल्या आहेत. जिल्हा आणि पोलिस प्रशासनाशी सातत्याने आम्ही संपर्कात असून, सुदैवाने बहुसंख्य नागरिकांना वाचविण्यात आले आहे. तथापि अजूनही…

— Devendra Fadnavis (@Dev_Fadnavis) December 18, 2024

Fadnavis has introduced an ex gratia of Rs 5 lakh to the households of the victims.

“I boarded the ferry round 3:30 PM. About 10 kilometers into the ocean, a dashing boat rammed into our ferry. Water began flooding the boat, and the driving force instantly requested us to put on life jackets. I managed to place mine on, however by then, the boat was already submerged. I swam for about quarter-hour earlier than one other boat got here to our rescue,” an eyewitness mentioned in accordance with News18.