Frightening Visuals Of Tugboat Varaprada Before It Was Sunk By Tauktae

Only two of 13 people on board tugboat Varaprada - which sank off the coast of Maharashtra as Cyclone Taukate hit on the evening of May 17 - survived

A week after Cyclone Tauktae swept past India's west coast - with gale force winds battering ships at sea and destroying buildings on land - frightening new videos have emerged of a tugboat being tossed about on the Arabian Sea, with massive waves threatening to sweep the boat away at any minute. #CycloneTaukte#SAR#UpdateSpecialist Clearance Diving teams of Western Naval Command conducted diving operations on the wreck of Ill-fated tug Varaprada on 24 May with support from#INSMakar & #INSTarasa. No mortal remains of its crew were found in the tug.@indiannavyhttps://t.co/aejX8RHerkpic.twitter.com/4IxiL5frDH The boat - the Varaprada - was carrying 13 people when it sank off the coast of Maharashtra on the evening of May 17. Only two people survived - by jumping into the waters and fighting for their lives till they were rescued by the Navy and the Coast Guard. The videos show a young man - identified as Suraj Chauhan, 22, - watching helplessly as one angry grey wave after another floods the deck, breaking off pieces from the Varaprada's wooden frame. The deck is littered with wooden planks, strands of rope and a couple of rubber tyres (used as ballast in calmer times). One particularly large wave causes the entire boat to tilt alarmingly to the right and a wall of water rises, seemingly intent on swallowing the boat whole.