 "Rescued crew members of barge P305, INS Kochi, cyclone Tauktae")
As many as 26 of the 75 people missing from the barge that sank in the Arabian Sea, after getting caught in a severe cyclonic storm, have been confirmed dead, said people with direct knowledge of the matter.
“Bodies of 26 persons have been recovered and they are being brought to shore,” said one of the people.
The barge ‘Papaa-305’ had 261 people on board when it got caught in the storm earlier this week. Of these, 186 have been rescued. This barge and two others that were hit by the cyclone, were deployed by Afcons for a contract it had received
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