The Indian Navy has instituted a Board of Inquiry to investigate the tragic collision between a naval boat and a passenger ferry off the Mumbai coast, which resulted in the deaths of 13 people, including a naval sailor. The incident occurred on December 18.
The Navy stated that Search and Rescue (SAR) operations continued through the night of December 18–19. Despite the efforts, two passengers from the ferry remain missing.
SAR operations, involving eight Navy craft and a naval helicopter, continue, with additional support from a Coast Guard vessel.
“A Board of Inquiry has been ordered into the accident to establish the facts of the case,” the Navy confirmed.
Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, the Navy chief, expressed his condolences to the families of those who perished and wished for the speedy recovery of the injured.
A Navy craft undergoing engine trials reportedly lost control and collided with the passenger ferry Neel Kamal off Karanja, near Mumbai.
Of the 113 people aboard the two vessels, 13 died, and 98, including two injured individuals, were rescued. Two passengers are still missing. The Navy boat had six people on board, two of whom survived the accident.
Mumbai police have also launched a probe into the incident, registering a case against the Navy craft's driver at Colaba police station.
Sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita have been invoked in the FIR, including those related to causing death by negligence, reckless navigation, and endangerment of life.
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