1947 Ramdas ship disaster

Indian passenger ferry that sank in 1947 January 2016 July 2026 1947 Ramdas ship disaster 1947 Ramdas ship disaster India British Raj India SS Ramdas Indian Cooperative Steam Navigation Company Bombay Bombay to Rewas 1936 17 July 1947 Sank; killing 690 of the people on board The 1947 Ramdas ship disaster occurred near Bombay (now Mumbai) in India. The Indian passenger ship SS Ramdas, while bound for Rewas in Maharashtra, capsized on 17 July 1947,http://wikimapia.org/1149933/Kashacha-Khadak-Ferry-Ramdas-sank-here-drowning-700-persons Kashacha Khadak (Gull Island) | disaster site near Gull Island (Kashyacha Khadak), ten miles from Colaba (South Mumbai) Point, killing 724 of the people on board. The disaster Ramdas was a coastal passenger ferry owned by the Indian Cooperative Steam Navigation Company. It was a twin-screw vessel built in 1936 and measured 406 tons. On 17 July 1947, at around 8:05 a.m. (IST), 30 minutes after she left Bombay, and at 5 mi km Colaba Point, while en route to Rewas, she was caught in violent storms and high seas.669 Die in Ship Disaster https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/26402001 12 November 2018 The Mercury 19 July 1947 While she was passing the island of Kashyacha Khadak, one of the waves caught her on the starboard side, resulting in the passengers rushing to the port side and causing her to capsize.Indian steamer disaster: Nearly 700 drowned http://wikimapia.org/1149933/Kashacha-Khadak-Ferry-Ramdas-sank-here-drowning-700-persons 18 April 2015 Pg 4 The Times 50816 18 July 1947 The port authorities knew of the tragedy only when a few of the survivors swam to safety and reached the Sassoon Docks and broke the news at 3:00 p.m. Some of the survivors swam across and reached the northern coast of Raigad near Rewas. Some people were rescued by fishermen from Rewas.Interviews with survivors: "Ramdas Botichya Jalasamadhichi Samay Hakikat" (Marathi) 1950 Mumbai Of the 713 passengers on board, 690 died. Most passengers were from the Girgaum and Parel areas.Purandare Vaibhav 2022-08-13 India's Titanic tragedy that killed 700 also marks 75 years https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/indias-titanic-tragedy-that-killed-700-also-marks-75-years/articleshow/93530748.cms 2025-08-18 The Times of India 0971-8257 They were mostly workers from Pen, Roha, and Alibag. Survivors included the ship's captain, Sheikh Suleman Ibrahim, who later provided the facts of the incident. Aftermath July 2017 For the rescue operation mounted by the Rewas (Alibag) fishermen, the Indian government allotted some land and a jetty to them. The resulting settlement was subsequently called Bodni. The Bombay Port Trust decided to salvage it in August 1951 and the work was entrusted to an Italian firm for a cost of 13.8 lakh."Ramdas" to be Salvaged The Indian Express 1 September 1951 3 However, the wreck resurfaced on its own at Ballard Pier off the coast at Bombay in 1957. References External links India Times Relief Fund 18.91 72.81 title Category:History of Mumbai (1947–present) Category:Maritime incidents in India Category:Maritime history of India Category:Shipwrecks in the Arabian Sea Category:Shipwrecks of India Category:Maritime incidents in 1947 Category:Shipping in India Category:20th century in Mumbai Category:Disasters in Maharashtra Category:1947 disasters in India