: Cyclone Tauktae: Captain of barge that sank in the sea ignored weather warnings, says chief engineer #IndiaNEWS The chief engineer of the barge, which sank in the Arabian sea as Cyclone Tauktae hit

Cyclone Tauktae: Captain of barge that sank in the sea ignored weather warnings, says chief engineer #IndiaNEWS
The chief engineer of the barge, which sank in the Arabian sea as Cyclone Tauktae hit India’s west coast, said everyone on the boat could have been saved, had the captain taken weather warnings seriously, The Indian Express reported on Thursday. The accommodation barge, P305, went adrift off Heera Oil Fields in Bombay High area on May 17.The Indian Navy’s 6.04 pm update on Thursday said that out of 273 personnel on the barge, 186 passengers had been rescued and 49 bodies were recovered. Therefore, 38 personnel who were onboard are still missing. The Navy’s massive search and rescue effort, involving helicopters, ships and surveillance aircraft, entered the fourth day on Thursday.Barge P-305 served as the accommodation for those working on the platforms and rigs of the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation. “We received the cyclone warning a week before it hit,??? Rahman Shaikh, the chief engineer, told The Indian Express. “Many other vessels in the vicinity left. I told the Captain, Balwinder Singh, that we must also leave for the harbour.??? Watch: Cyclone Tauktae: Videos show terrifying scenes from Mumbai of giant waves spilling into the streetsShaikh added: “But he [the captain] told me that winds were not expected to be over 40 kmph [kilometres per hour] and the cyclone would cross Mumbai in...Read more

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