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FIR Against Captain Of Barge That Sank Off Mumbai On Survivor’s Complaint


Barge P-305 was one in all three chartered by Afcons for its contract with ONGC

Mumbai Police on Friday registered a FIR – which incorporates costs of “inflicting dying by negligence” – in opposition to the captain of the barge that was carrying 261 folks when it sank 35 nautical miles off the town’s coast Monday, as Cyclone Tauktae battered India’s west coast.

49 our bodies have been recovered to date and 26 individuals are nonetheless lacking 5 days after the incident, with the Navy leading rescue efforts that many say are actually unlikely to seek out any extra survivors.

Based on information company PTI, the captain is a kind of nonetheless lacking.

The case was filed after the barge’s chief engineer, Rehman Sheikh – who was rescued after spending almost 24 hours at sea, amid the wreckage of the barge – indicated the captain ignored climate warnings and selected to not transfer the vessel away from the trail of the storm.

“The captain mentioned wind velocity is 40 knots and it’ll stay between 11-12… no more than that (It was the) duty of the captain and grasp (of the barge),” Mr Sheikh, who was injured and is being handled at Mumbai’s Apollo Hospital, advised his brother Alam Sheikh, one other chief engineer.

Alam Sheikh additionally spoke to NDTV a couple of “gap within the barge” that raises extra security questions.

“My buddy Anand advised me in regards to the gap within the barge and I instantly known as the proprietor and knowledgeable him to get the vessel again. He didn’t reply. Everyone seems to be accountable. The captain, proprietor and even ONGC… why did they not recall when there have been warnings?” he mentioned.

The Navy and Coast Guard have rescued 186 folks from barge P-305 to date

There have been three barges – all chartered by Afcons Infrastructure Ltd for its contract with ONGC – within the space when storm warnings had been issued Could 14 and captains had been suggested to return to shore.

Barge Gal Constructor and Support-Station 3 had 137 and 201 people on board, respectively, and each started to maneuver in the direction of the harbour on receiving the warning.

The grasp of P-305 selected to maneuver simply 200 m away from the huge ONGC platform.

An unsigned assertion from Afcons launched Thursday mentioned the barge captain remained there “deciding this as a secure location because the max predicted wind velocity was solely 40 knots (round 78 km per hour) and his location was 120 nautical miles (round 222 km) from the attention of the storm”.

“Sadly the climate situations deteriorated quickly from the night of Could 16, reaching ranges far worse than predicted on Could 17. This sudden deterioration of climate left no time in any respect for any additional motion to be taken by the grasp of the vessel,” the Afcons assertion mentioned.

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Barge P-305 sank after heavy winds reduce its anchors and it slammed into an ONGC oil platform

Afcons additional mentioned “as per regular protocol, duty lies with the proprietor/maser of the vessel” and that “evacuation of the vessel is excessive step solely in case the vessel is in misery”.

Nonetheless, warnings issued by the climate division on Could 15 indicated “sustained wind speeds of as much as 91 km per hour” had been anticipated within the space, and people within the northern elements of the Arabian Sea had been suggested to “return to the coast”.

Sea situations had been anticipated to be “very excessive to phenomenal” within the area on Could 18 – a day after the barge sank – the warnings added.

Nightmarish stories have emerged of individuals from barge P-305 battling the weather to remain afloat. Manoj Gite, one of many survivors fought again tears as he thanked the Navy.

“It’s due to the Navy that all of us are alive and secure at the moment, in any other case we do not know what would have occurred to us,” Mr Gite, who’s simply 19 years outdated, advised PTI.

Vikas Kumar, who was additionally injured when the barge was sinking, mentioned, “I jumped within the sea when the barge was sinking and injured my leg badly. I might have died if not for the Navy.”

Maharashtra cupboard minister Nawab Malik has demanded ONGC and the central government’s Oil and Petroleum ministry take responsibility. “

That is prison negligence undoubtedly. I’ll communicate to the Dwelling Minister and see that an FIR is registered,” he advised NDTV.

In the meantime, the Directorate Basic of Delivery has additionally ordered an investigation into the deaths and Mumbai Police has additionally filed 22 ADR (unintended dying studies).

With enter from PTI

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