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Craft-ferry crash: Death toll rises to 14
MUMBAI [Maha Media]: The search operation launched by naval boats to locate a seven-year-old boy missing after a Navy craft rammed into a ferry off the Mumbai coast two days ago continued on Friday, an official said.
With the recovery of the body of a 43-year-old man on Thursday evening, the death toll in the December 18 tragedy rose to 14.
A day after the crash, the body of the 43-year-old man was found near the ferry, police said.Search operation continues to locate a seven-year-old boy who is still missing, a police official added.A naval helicopter and boats of the Navy and Coast Guard were deployed on Thursday to look for the missing passengers.
Eight boats, including those from the Navy and Coast Guard are involved in the Search and Rescue (SAR) operation, the official said.
Of the 113 persons on board both the vessels, 14 died and 98, including two injured, were rescued. There were six persons on board the Navy craft, of which two survived, the official said.The tragedy struck when the speeding Navy craft undergoing engine trials lost control and collided with passenger ferry ‘Neel Kamal’ off Karanja near Mumbai. The ferry carrying more than 100 passengers was on its way from the Gateway of India to the Elephanta Island, a popular tourist attraction which has a collection of ancient caves.
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Thursday told the state assembly that three persons injured in the boat tragedy included a four-year-old girl and an eight-month pregnant woman. He said the third injured is a Navy staffer and his condition is serious.
