42 passengers rescued after ships dashed into casino vessel

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Press Trust of India Panaji
Last Updated : Sep 23 2017 | 10:13 PM IST
All the 42 passengers on board a cruise vessel were today rescued after the ship dashed into another boat which was anchored in Mandovi river near here, police said.
The incident took place at around 6.30 pm when state tourism department recognised cruise vessel was ferrying the passengers in the river, they said.
"The cruise vessel developed a technical snag and got drifted in the water. It dashed against the casino vessel which was anchored," a police official said.
Marine Police were rushed to the spot who used ladder to shift the passengers from cruise ship to the casino and then ferried them to the shore in small boats, he said.

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First Published: Sep 23 2017 | 10:13 PM IST

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