A fishing boat sank off the coast of Madh Koliwada in Mumbai𓆏's Malad area in the early hours of Sunday after it was hit by a cargo ship before being retrieved, though there were no reports of injuries to anyone, a police official said. The boat was retrieved by a group of eight other vessels in the area and brought to the shore, the official added.
♚"The boat belonged to Madh Koliwada resident Hemdeep Harishchandra Tipri. It was hit by a cargo ship and sank. However, it was retrieved by a local rescue group called Savati. No one was injured. A sailor on the boat was rescued by those on the Savati boats," the official told PTI.
🌺Navy and Coast Guard personnel also helped in the retrieval and rescue operation, the police official informed.
This was the second major incident♏ in the last 30 days when a passenger ferry on December 18 collided with a Navy boat off Karanja near Mumbai killing at least 15 people.
🔯On December 18, a speeding Navy craft undergoing engine trials that lost control collided with a passenger ferry 'Neel Kamal' off Karanja near Mumbai on Wednesday killing 15 passengers. The Navy on Thursday instituted a Board of Inquiry to probe the collision.
൲The tragedy struck when the speeding Navy craft undergoing engine trials lost control and collided with passenger ferry 'Neel Kamal' off Karanja near Mumbai. The ferry carrying more than 100 passengers was on its way from the Gateway of India to the Elephanta Island, a popular tourist attraction which has a collection of ancient caves.
꧑There were 113 persons on board both vessels and 15 died while 98, including two, were injured and rescued. Only two out of the six persons on board the Navy craft survived. The Mumbai police said that the investigations carried out so far have revealed the ferry had a capacity of 90 passengers, but it had over 100 persons on board.
☂According to the documents issued by the Maharashtra Maritime Board (MMB), the boat had permission to carry 84 passengers and 6 crew members, but it was overloaded with over a 100 persons. Police have collected all documents related to the ill-fated ferry, PTI reported. A case has been registered against the Navy craft driver at the Colaba police station.
ꦅBharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) sections invoked in the FIR related to the tragedy included those related to causing death by negligence, actions that endanger the personal safety or life of others, rash or negligent navigation of a vessel and acts of mischief that cause wrongful loss or damage to individuals or the public.
With inputs from PTI
