At least 13 people have died and two others are in critical condition after a collision between a passenger ferry and a navy speedboat near to a popular tourist destination in Mumbai, India, according to a local official. <\/p>\n
Devendra Fadnavis, chief minister of Maharashtra state, told reporters Wednesday the collision took place as the passenger ferry Neelkamal headed to the Elephanta Caves. <\/p>\n
The caves, located on an island in the Sea of Oman and a short ferry ride from Mumbai, are one of the city\u2019s most popular tourist destinations and are a UNESCO World Heritage Site. <\/p>\n
Video footage from the Indian Coast Guard filmed after the incident shows a large scale rescue operation underway, with dozens of people, some wearing life jackets, being brought to safety aboard other vessels by emergency services. <\/p>\n
By Wednesday evening local time, 101 people had been rescued by the navy, coast guard and police, Fadnavis said, with 11 navy crafts and four helicopters part of that mission. <\/p>\n
Of the 13 people killed, 10 were civilians and three were navy personnel, he said. Two others remain in critical condition and have been admitted to hospital, he added. <\/p>\n
The incident will be investigated by the police and navy, Fadnavis said, adding that the families of the deceased would be given 500,000 rupees (approximately $5,890). <\/p>\n
\u201cMy tributes to the deceased. We stand in full solidarity with the grieving families during this difficult time,\u201d Fadnavis said. <\/p>\n
Preliminary reports suggested the naval speedboat had suffered an engine failure, according to the official. <\/p>\n
Search and rescue efforts are continuing, Fadnavis said, adding that further information will be provided to the public on Thursday. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
At least 13 people have died and two others are in critical condition after a collision between a passenger ferry and a navy speedboat near to a popular tourist destination in Mumbai, India, according to a local official. Devendra Fadnavis, chief minister of Maharashtra state, told reporters Wednesday the collision took place as the passenger […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":6668,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6667","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/investingsstrategist.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6667","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/investingsstrategist.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/investingsstrategist.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/investingsstrategist.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6667"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/investingsstrategist.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6667\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/investingsstrategist.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6668"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/investingsstrategist.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6667"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/investingsstrategist.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6667"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/investingsstrategist.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6667"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}