Mumbai: One person killed while 66 people have been rescued after a boat carrying around 80 people capsized off the coast of Mumbai on Wednesday.
According to the Dynamite News correspondent, the incident occurred after another small boat collided with the boat around 4 pm. Many people are still missing.
One killed and 66 people were rescued after a boat carrying passengers capsized off the coast of Mumbai on Wednesday. The boat named 'Neelkamal' was going towards Elephanta Island from Gateway of India. The incident occured around 4pm#Mumbai #Neelkamal #boatcapsized #Death pic.twitter.com/95GzThBxAo
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The injured were rushed to variuos hospital.
Navy & Coast Guard
The Navy and Coast Guard have launched a rescue operation. Total 11 Navy boats and three boats of Marine Police have been deployed to carry out the rescue and search operation.
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Four helicopters are also involved in the operation.