Page 7 - Latest Updates on Indian Navy
Cyclone Yaas update: Indian Navy prepares for relief, rescue operations
With Cyclone Yaas predicted to make landfall on the eastern coast on May 26, the Indian Navy on Wednesday said it has stepped up and made all necessary arrangements for rescue and relief operations
 "Cyclone Yaas update: Indian Navy prepares for relief, rescue operations")
INS Makar locates tugboat Varaprada, divers looking for bodies, says Navy
Navy ship INS Makar on Monday located tugboat Varaprada seven days after it went adrift in the Arabian Sea during Cyclone Tauktae fury, an official said
 "INS Makar locates tugboat Varaprada, divers looking for bodies, says Navy")
All missing on board barge P305, tugboat accounted for, says Navy
With 16 bodies washing ashore, the death toll in the tragedy at sea could rise to 86, an official said
 "All missing on board barge P305, tugboat accounted for, says Navy")
Death toll on barge P305 rises to 70; Navy searching for 16 missing
The death toll on barge P305 which sank during Cyclone Tauktae fury rose to 70 on Sunday with the recovery of four more bodies, says the Navy
 "Death toll on barge P305 rises to 70; Navy searching for 16 missing")
Tauktae: 66 dead, 20 missing; Navy deploys diving teams to look for bodies
The SAR ops are continuing through the night. Underwater search from wrecks of barge P305 and tug Varapada using specialised teams and equipment is in progress
 "Tauktae: 66 dead, 20 missing; Navy deploys diving teams to look for bodies")
Cyclone Yaas: Indian Naval ships, aircraft on standby for rescue ops
This is in view of the likeliness of intensification of the low-pressure area in the North Andaman seas into a cyclonic storm Yaas
 "Cyclone Yaas: Indian Naval ships, aircraft on standby for rescue ops")
26 personnel still missing; Navy deploys diving teams to look for bodies
With no trace of 15 personnel from barge P305 and 11 from tugboat Varaprada six days after Cyclone Tauktae, the Navy deployed specialised diving teams to boost the search and rescue operations
51 personnel dead, 24 from barge P305 missing; Navy continues search
The death toll on barge P305 that sank in the Arabian Sea five days ago rose to 51 on Friday with the recovery of two more bodies
 "51 personnel dead, 24 from barge P305 missing; Navy continues search")
Mumbai Police files case against captain of Barge P305 for 'negligence'
The Mumbai Police on Friday registered an FIR against the captain of barge P305, which sank on Monday in the Arabian Sea, 35 nautical miles from Mumbai under the impact of the Cyclone Tauktae
 "Mumbai Police files case against captain of Barge P305 for 'negligence'")
China lead grows as INS Rajput, Navy's 1st destroyer, retires today
The PLA(N) has been commissioning three new destroyers every year, while Indian defence shipyards have been barely completing one destroyer every 2-3 years
 "China lead grows as INS Rajput, Navy's 1st destroyer, retires today")
All at sea
ONGC needs to take a hard look at all safety protocols
 "All at sea")
Cyclone Tauktae: 49 dead on sunk barge, search on for 37 missing
Three more bodies have been recovered
Cyclone Tauktae: 188 rescued, 37 bodies recovered after Barge P305 mishap
As many as 188 workmen have been rescued and 37 bodies have been recovered from barge P305 which sank in the Arabian Sea 35 nautical miles from Mumbai under impact of cyclone Tauktae, informed Navy
 "Cyclone Tauktae: 188 rescued, 37 bodies recovered after Barge P305 mishap")
49 people from P305 barge still missing, Navy continues search on 4th day
The Navy on Thursday morning launched a fresh aerial search and rescue mission, deploying helicopters to scour the waters off Mumbai coast, where the accommodation barge P305 went adrift in Cyclone
 "49 people from P305 barge still missing, Navy continues search on 4th day")
Indian Navy designs oxygen recycling system to mitigate oxygen crisis
Indian Navy has conceptualised and designed an Oxygen Recycling System (ORS) to alleviate the existing Oxygen shortages
 "Indian Navy designs oxygen recycling system to mitigate oxygen crisis")
Cyclone Tauktae: 26 people dead, 49 missing from barge; 186 rescued
The Navy said its personnel, battling extreme weather, have so far rescued 186 of the 261 people who were onboard barge P305 and also two from tugboat Varaprada
Cyclone Tauktae: ONGC's sunk barge leaves at least 26 people dead
The barge 'Papaa-305' had 261 people on board when it got caught in the storm earlier this week. Of these, 186 have been rescued
Cyclone Tauktae: Rescued from barge, workmen recall hours of horror at sea
If not for the navy, many say they probably wouldn't have made it
 "Cyclone Tauktae: Rescued from barge, workmen recall hours of horror at sea")
Cyclone Tauktae impact: 22 dead, 65 missing from barge; 186 rescued
At least 22 personnel on-board accommodation barge P305 that went adrift in Cyclone Tauktae fury before sinking in the Arabian Sea off Mumbai coast are dead and 65 still missing, says a Navy official
INS Kochi brings 125 rescuees from barge P305 to Mumbai after cyclone
The warship INS Kochi arrived in Mumbai on Wednesday with 125 workmen rescued from barge P305, an accommodation barge that sank amid Cyclone Tauktae
 "INS Kochi brings 125 rescuees from barge P305 to Mumbai after cyclone")
