13 killed as navy speedboat collides with passenger ferry in India
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An Indian Navy speedboat that was undergoing engine trials lost control and collided with a passenger ferry off the Mumbai coast on Wednesday (December 18) afternoon, leaving 13 people including a naval officer and two people from the original equipment manufacturer dead in the accident.
A video of the accident was captured on camera from the ferry which was carrying 110 people. The navy craft was carrying five people, NDTV reports.
Ten ferry passengers were killed, while the remaining 102 including the two survivors from the navy craft were rescued.
“At about 1600 hours (4 pm), a navy craft undergoing engine trials lost control and collided with a passenger ferry, Neel Kamal, off Karanja, Mumbai. The ferry was carrying passengers from Gateway of India to Elephanta Island,” the navy said in a statement.
The video of the speedboat colliding with the ferry surfaced over two hours after the accident happened.
Earlier, it was reported the ferry started sinking, but the cause was not known. The boat had sailed from the Gateway of India to Elephanta Island, off the Mumbai coast. The Colaba police have started the process of registering an FIR in the incident.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, “The boat mishap in Mumbai is saddening. Condolences to the bereaved families. I pray that the injured recover soon.”
The Prime Minister’s Office announced a compensation of ₹ 2 lakh for the family of the victims and ₹ 50,00 aid for the injured.
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