Mumbai Boat Accident Highlights: PM Modi announces ₹2 lakh ex-gratia to kin of deceased

Mumbai Boat Accident Live: CISF jawans swiftly rescued 56 individuals from a ferry hit by a Navy craft off the Mumbai coast on Wednesday, officials said.

The mid-sea tragedy claimed 13 lives while 99 others were rescued, the Navy said.

Central Industrial Security Force stated its jawans sailed to the accident spot near Butcher Island, approximately 6 km from the Jawaharlal Nehru Port, in a patrolling boat and carried out rescue operations.

Mumbai Boat Accident Live: Defence minister Rajnath Singh took to social media platform X to convey his condolences for the bereaved families of those who lost lives in a tragic ferry accident on Wednesday.

He stated, “Deeply saddened by the loss of precious lives in the collision between passenger ferry and Indian Navy craft in Mumbai Harbour. Injured personnel, including naval personnel & civilians from both vessels, are receiving urgent medical care.”

Mumbai Boat Accident Live: Prime minister Modi took to social media platform X to condole the deaths in the Mumbai ferry accident and also announced ₹2 lakh ex-gratia to the next of kin of the deceased through the PM National Relief Fund.

He also announced that ₹50,000 would be provided to those who have been injured in the tragic accident.

Mumbai Boat Accident Live: In a post on X, Shiv Sena (UBT) MLA Aaditya Thackeray said, " The CM has said that the rescue operations are underway. We hope that everyone is safe."

Mumbai Boat Accident Live: 9 of the total injured people were brought to the St. George's Hospital of Mumbai, while 40 were sent to JNPA hospital. One naval personnel who was critically injured has been sent to Ashwini hospital for further treatment.

The Superintendent of St. George's Hospital Vinayak Sawardekar told news agency ANI, “Nine injured have been brought to St. George's Hospital. Their condition is stable because they were wearing life jackets. They have been admitted for observation. We were anticipating more patients and we have received 9 so far,”

Mumbai Boat Accident Live: The Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority chairperson Unmesh Wagh told HT that 40 people had been rescued and brought to JNPA hospital for further treatment.

Mumbai Boat Accident Live: President Droupadi Murmu, in a post on X, condoled the deaths of passengers and navy personnel in the passenger ferry accident off the coast of Mumbai on Wednesday.

“I am shocked and saddened to learn of the accident involving a passenger ferryboat and an Indian Navy craft boat near Mumbai Harbour. My condolences to the families of those who have lost their lives. I pray for the swift success of the rescue and relief operations and a quick recovery of the survivors,” she stated.

Mumbai Boat Accident Live: 8 crafts of the Indian Navy are currently engaged in search operations at the location of the ferry accident, reported news agency ANI citing Indian Navy officials.

Four of the six persons onboard the Navy boat which collided into the ferry died, while one is critically injured.

Mumbai Boat Accident Live: Shiv Sena UBT leader Priyanka Chaturvedi took to social media platform X to offer her condolences to the families of the deceased in the Mumbai ferry accident.

“The passenger ferry boat accident in Mumbai is heartbreaking. With 10 deaths and several people injured . Wishing those injured a speedy and full recovery & condolences to the families who have lost their loved one in this tragic accident,” she said

Mumbai Boat Accident Live: The passenger ferry headed from the Gateway of India to Elephanta Caves capsized after a collision with an Indian Navy speedboat around 3:55 pm on Tuesday.

"Today afternoon, an Indian Navy craft lost control while undertaking engine trials in Mumbai Harbour due to engine malfunction. As a result, the boat collided with a passenger ferry which subsequently capsized," the Navy said in the statement on X.

Mumbai Boat Accident Live: Maharashtra assembly speaker Rahul Narwekar, under whose constituency the Gateway of India is included, told news agency ANI that there needed to be a plan to avoid future disasters such as the ferry accident which has led to 13 deaths till now.

"We have to carry out a thorough investigation and prepare a remedy plan to avoid such incidents in the future," he said.

Mumbai Boat Accident Live:Out of the 13 people declared dead as of 7:30 pm, 3 were Indian Navy personnel and 10 were civilians.

Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis stated that 2 more people who were seriously injured have been admitted to the Naval hospital.

He also said, “Considering the seriousness of the incident, the Navy, Coast Guard, Mumbai Police immediately took up the rescue operation. 11 Navy craft and 4 helicopters were used in this rescue operation. The search operation is still ongoing.”

Mumbai Boat Accident Live: Maharashtra CM Fadnavis in a post on X stated that the families of those who died in the ferry accident off Mumbai's coast on Wednesday, would receive ₹5 lakh as compensation for the unfortunate disaster.

In his post he said, “The heirs of the deceased will be given financial assistance of ₹5 lakh from the Chief Minister's Relief Fund. The incident will be investigated by the Navy and the state government.”

Mumbai Boat Accident Live: 13 people have reportedly lost their lives in a ferry accident off the coast of Mumbai, after an Indian Navy speedboat collided with the passenger ferry around 3:55 pm on Wednesday.

The boat carried more than a 100 passengers, out of which 101 have been rescued according to chief minister Devendra Fadnavis. Search and rescue operations to find the missing individuals are ongoing.