Off the coast of Mumbai yesterday, december 19th , an Indian Navy speedboat engaged in engine trials lost control and struck a passenger ferry. According to a statement from the military, the catastrophe claimed the lives of 13 persons, including two employees of the original equipment maker and a naval officer.
The ferry, which was transporting 110 people, recorded the crash on camera. Five people were on board the navy vessel. The remaining 102 passengers, including the two navy craft survivors, were rescued, while ten ferry passengers perished.
A military vessel undertaking engine trials lost control and struck the passenger ferry Neel Kamal off Karanja, Mumbai, at approximately 1600 hours (4 pm). According to a statement from the navy, the ferry was transporting people from the Gateway of India to Elephanta Island. More over two hours after the disaster, the speedboat and ferry collision footage appeared.
Although the cause was unknown, it was previously claimed that the boat began to sink. Elephanta Island, off the coast of Mumbai, was the destination of the boat’s journey from the Gateway of India. The procedure of filing a formal complaint about the incident has begun by the Colaba police. Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his sadness over the Mumbai boat accident. Sending condolences to the families of the deceased. I hope the injured get better fast.
The Prime Minister’s Office gave ₹50,000 in relief for the injured and ₹2 lakh in compensation for the victims’ families. “Deeply saddened by the loss of precious lives in the collision between passenger ferry and the Indian Navy craft in Mumbai harbor,” expressed Defense Minister Rajnath Singh.
Devendra Fadnavis, the chief minister of Maharashtra, declared that the families of the accident victims would get ₹5 lakh as an ex-gratia from the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund. Additional images depict life jacket-wearing individuals being rescued and transferred to a different boat as the ship started to tip toward the water’s surface.
According to a defense official, 11 navy vessels, three Marine Police boats, and one Coast Guard boat were stationed in the vicinity as part of the rescue effort conducted by the Indian Navy and Coast Guard. According to the official, the search and rescue effort encompassed four helicopters. The rescue effort involved local fisherman, Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority employees, and police officers.
To go to the Elephanta Caves, which are east of the Gateway of India, people take public ferries.
