Mumbai boat accident tragedy: 13 dead, 2 missing as Indian Navy and Coast Guard continue search operations. Maharashtra government announces compensation.
Mumbai boat accident: 13 people died and 99 were rescued after a Navy craft off the Mumbai coast collided with a passenger ferry carrying people from the Gateway of India to Elephanta Island on Wednesday.
It has not been confirmed how many people were on the boat, although witnesses said over 100 people were present. Congo has witnessed several fatal boat accidents primarily due to overcrowding and non-compliance with maritime regulations.
A Sri Lankan naval vessel collided with an Indian fishing boat in the early hours of Thursday, resulting in the death of a fisherman while another is missing. The fishermen issue is a contentious one in the ties between India and Sri Lanka and the matter was raised by Indian officials.
At least 58 people have drowned in the Central African Republic after a ferry sank while carrying passengers on a river, witnesses said Saturday. The exact number of deaths is currently unknown and the government didn’t comment.
People gathered in large numbers in the Kund Park region of Nowshera district to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr, when the boat accident occurred. This came on the same day as a truck carrying pilgrims fell into a ravine in Balochistan's Hub district, killing 17 people.
The boat carrying 46 passengers collided with another vessel and capsized near Munshiganj district on Saturday evening. Most of the passengers managed to swim ashore.
The Pinarayi Vijayan government also announced a day of mourning on Monday and all government programmes stand postponed as a mark of respect to the victims.
Bihar boat accident: 7 people went missing while 7 others were safe in the Patna boat accident.
Patna news: All onboard the boat including the Bihar CM are safe.
Bihar news: Due to the sudden flow of water in the middle of the river near Sherpur Ghat, the boat got out of control and drowned.
Banda boat accident: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed officials to provide financial assistance of Rs 4 lakh to the kin of each of the deceased from the Disaster Relief Fund.
Police and locals immediately started a firefighting operation, but the blaze destroyed seven houseboats.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said he was "pained" at the tragic boat accident. Sarma directed Majuli and Jorhat administration to undertake rescue operation expeditiously.
A witness said 2 cargo vessels hit the boat, which sank quickly, Dhaka-based The Daily Star newspaper reported.
A couple and their three-year-old daughter drowned while one person was missing after their boat capsized in the Panam dam reservoir in Gujarat's Panchmahal district.
One person died and six others were missing after their tug boat that was assisting a ship capsized 10 nautical miles off the coast.
Three people were killed and more than two dozen others were hospitalized after a wooden boat capsized Sunday in San Diego
3 drown after boat capsizes in Saryu river in UP
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