An Indian Navy ship undergoing trials lost control and crashed into a ferry, killing 14 people.
Mumbai:
The Colaba police in Mumbai have written to the Indian Navy and the Maharashtra Maritime Commission seeking details about the incident between a ferry and a warship in the Arabian Sea that killed 14 people.
Earlier this week, an Indian navy ship undergoing trials lost control and crashed into a ferry on its way to Elephant Island, killing 14 people and injuring many others. Police asked why the trial was being held on such a busy sea route and wanted to know who had given such permission. Police sources said trial plans are also under investigation.
Also under investigation are allegations that the warship had a throttle problem that caused it to lose control and hit a passenger ship.
Additionally, investigators are checking whether the ferry was carrying more passengers than it could carry.
The U.S. Navy on Thursday established a board of inquiry to investigate the collision. Meanwhile, authorities have made it mandatory for everyone taking a boat ride from the Gateway of India to wear life jackets.
The body of one of the two missing passengers was found on Thursday, raising the death toll to 14. The search continues for a seven-year-old boy who remains missing. Of the 113 people on board the two boats, 98 were rescued, including two injured. There were six people on board the Navy craft, two of whom survived.