13 people killed after boat capsized in Mumbai: Maharashtra CM

Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis shared update on the Mumbai boat tragedy, saying 13 people died in the boat accident. Read further on Dynamite News

Mumbai: Three Navy personnel among 13 people who were killed after boat capsized in Mumbai,  Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis said. 

According to the Dynamite News correspondent, the incident occurred after another small boat collided with the boat around 4 pm on Wednesday. 

101 Rescued

Total 101 people have been rescued after a boat carrying around 80 people capsized off the coast of Mumbai on Wednesday.

Fadnavis said that the probe will be done to know the cause of the accident. 

Fadnavis shares post on X 

In a social media post, the CM said: "Rescue operations are still underway. District administration has been ordered to deploy all required machinery for rescue operations." 

Navy & Coast Guard

The Navy and Coast Guard launched the rescue operation. Total 11 Navy boats and three boats of Marine Police were deployed to carry out the rescue and search operation. 

Four helicopters were also involved in the operation.