Navy deploys survey ships, specialised teams to locate missing crew of Barge P-305

The Barge P-305 sunk 35 nautical miles of Mumbai with 261 crew onboard on May 17 due to cyclone Tauktae

With 15 crew of sunken Barge P-305 off Mumbai coast still missing six days after the incident, the Navy on Saturday deployed survey vessels with specialised equipment to look for the wreckage. On the Eastern coast, Navy and Coast Guard augmented preventive measures for the cyclonic storm Yass likely to form in the next 24 hours. “To augment the ongoing search and rescue operations for crew of Barge P-305 and Tug Varapradha, specialised diving teams onboard INS Makar, with sonar, and INS Tarasa sailed out early morning on Saturday from Mumbai for carrying out underwater search,” the Navy Spokesperson said. So far 186 crew have been rescued while from accommodation Barge P-305 which sunk 35 nautical miles of Mumbai with 261 crew onboard on May 17 due to cyclone Tauktae.