51 dead, 188 rescued from barge P-305 that sank off Mumbai during Cyclone Tauktae

The death toll on barge P-305 that sank in the Arabian Sea in the wake of Cyclone Tauktae rose to 51 on Friday. Of the 261 personnel, 188 have been rescued.

The death toll on barge P-305 that sank in the Arabian Sea in the wake of Cyclone Tauktae rose to 51 on Friday as more bodies were recovered by the Indian Navy's search and rescue teams. Of the 261 personnel who were on barge P305 that sank on Monday, 188, including two from the anchor boat Varaprada, have been rescued so far. The search for the remaining 11 on the anchor boat Varaprada is on. Naval and Coast Guard vessels and aircraft scoured the waters off the west coast on Thursday to look for the missing.