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Brahmaputra Disaster

Brahmaputra Disaster

This is a map of the Ganges (orange), Brahmapu...
This is a map of the Ganges (orange), Brahmaputra (violet), and Meghna (green) drainage basins. Created with ArcExplorer and Adobe Illustrator, based on Natural Earth data. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

A ferry with over 350 persons on board capsized and broke-in-two on the Brahmaputra River near Fakiragram, Assam, India.  The ferry was sailing along its regular route servicing small villages along the  river when it was caught by a storm.   The storm quickly overwhelmed the ferry throwing people overboard.   Many were caught in the current and drowned.   There were no life-rafts or life jackets on board the vessel.   Authorities pulled more than 100 bodies from the river with another 100 still reported missing. Reports state there will be an investigation into incident along with inspection of the ferries operating in the area.

 

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EN ONE

EN ONE

photo: R.Eswarraj

The supply vessel En-One  ran aground on the Gurupur river at Mangalore, India.  The vessel had just been launched from the Bharati Shipyard when it stranded on a sandbank.  No reports of injuries or damage.  The water level on the river was low at the time of the grounding.   Reports state the channel require dredging.    The navigation channel in the river has been a source of friction between the shipyard and local fishermen.

 

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Royal Diamond 7

Royal Diamond 7

The 128 meter long, 9500 dwt chemical tanker Royal Diamond 7 suffered an explosion while berthed at Mumbai, India.  The explosion occurred in a store room resulting in six crewmen injured and one killed.  A tug was dispatched to the scene and took the injured crew to shore where ambulances took the them to a nearby hospital.  The resulting fire was brought under control and extinguished a few hours later.    A fire occurred in the same store room earlier on March 17.  No further details reported.

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