Tag: Boat Capsize

The bodies of six persons who went missing after a boat sank in Odisha's Dhenkanal district were recovered by Wednesday

Chapra: Six people went missing and six others swam to safety when a boat capsized in Gandak river today, near Saroja Bhagwanpur village in Panapur police station area of Saran district. Superintendent of Police Hari Kishore Rai said 12 people were on their way to cut grass on a dry patch of land in the […]

Baghpat: At least 22 people drowned and many others were missing after an overloaded boat capsized in the Yamuna River here. The boat carrying 60 people capsized and 22 persons drowned, District Magistrate Bhawani Singh said Police and PAC personnel have fished out 22 bodies so far while 10 others have been rescued. A search […]

Berhampur: With a fishing boat ferrying picnickers capsizing in Chilika Lake that claimed four lives the day before, safety features in the country’s largest brackish water lagoon has come into the focus. Besides tourist boats, a large number of fishing boats operate from lakeside villages to ferry visitors to exotic locations inside the lagoon. Such […]

At least 32 people had a close shave as the boat carrying them capsized in river Luna near Gobardhanpur ghat under Mahakalapada block in Kendrapara district on Thursday

Malkangiri/ Ganjam: Four persons went missing while one fisherman was rescued in a critical condition in two separate incidents of boat capsize in Malkangiri and Ganjam districts today. Four persons including three women and a minor went missing after a boat they were onboard capsized in Barlabandh canal under Nakamamudi panchayat of Malkangiri district on […]

At least 21 persons were killed today...

At least one person was killed while several still missing after two boats capsized in Seleru river in Chitrakonda area. A total of 11 people stated to be labourers were returning to their homes in two boats after work in Telangana when the mishap occurred.

Three persons including a woman and her daughter went missing after a country-made boat they were travelling in to cross the Chitrakonda reservoir capsized in Malkangiri district on Wednesday.

Allahabad: A boat carrying 11 devotees capsized near the Sangam Saturday, an official said. No loss of life was reported during the incident. NDRF personnel reached the spot on time and rescued all the pilgrims — three women and eight men, the official said. The boat capsized apparently after losing balance near the Sangam, he […]

Koraput: One person went missing while another person was rescued after a boat in which they were travelling capsized near a ghat of Kolab Reservoir at Durla village in Koraput district today. The missing person has been identified Guru Andala of Chitapari village under Korkunda tehsil in Malkangiri district while the rescued person has been […]

Tegucigalpa: At least 26 people have been killed after a fishing boat capsized off the coast of Honduras, officials said. Another 47 people were rescued from the vessel, which sank off the country’s eastern Mosquitia region on the Caribbean coast, the BBC reported on Thursday. The 70-tonne boat was packed with fisherman after the government […]

Manila: At least 19 people were killed and 12 others reported missing after three boats capsized due to bad weather off the Philippines, the disaster management office said on Sunday. The accidents occurred on Saturday off the rough seas between the city of Iloilo and Guimaras province amid heavy rains, according to the National Disaster […]

Dhenkanal: Personnel of Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODRAF) and Fire Services continued search and rescue operation on Sunday to trace the four persons who went missing after the boat they were ferrying, capsized in Brahmani River near Khadakprasad ghat under Motanga Police limits in Dhenkanal district last night. Sources said, around nine people including […]

Amaravati: Several people were feared drowned when a tourist boat capsized in the swollen Godavari river in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh on Sunday afternoon while over 10 passengers were said to have been rescued, police sources said. The exact details of the mishap and the number of persons in the ill-fated boat were […]