2014 Andaman boat disaster

2014 Andaman Boat Disaster 2014 01 26 "Aqua Marine" (tourist boat),near Port Blair, India 11.678 92.755 type:event_globe:earth_region:IN ti Overloading Crew and 45 passengers Boat capsized 22 2014 Andaman boat disaster was an incident which occurred on 26 January 2014, when a tourist boat capsized near Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India, killing 22 people.http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=103661 Information Relating to Boat Accident in Andaman & Nicobar Islands PIB 13 February 2014 16 February 2014 The boat "Aqua Marine" was carrying 45 tourists from Tamil Nadu and Mumbai. Accident The boat "Aqua Marine" was carrying 45 tourists from India from Ross Island, Port Blair Tehsil to North Bay when it sank and at least 21 people lost their lives. The capacity of the boat was 25 and overloading of the boat resulted in the tragedy. The boat sank at a distance of about 2.5 km from the shore of Port Blair and majority of the tourists were from Tamil Nadu. The administration of the Island group was busy with Republic Day of India and learnt the news at 4.30 p.m. on 26 January 2014.Kumar Ravi N 21 dead in boat capsize near Port Blair https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/21-die-as-boat-capsizes-off-port-blair/article5620381.ece 26 January 2014 The Hindu 26 January 2014 29 January 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140129101531/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/21-dead-in-boat-capsize-near-port-blair/article5620381.ece live More than 29 people were rescued by district administration while one was still missing. Rescued were admitted to G B Pant hospital. The boat had no life jackets and there were no divers on board.PTI Three detained in connection with Andaman ferry tragedy https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/three-detained-in-connection-with-andaman-ferry-tragedy/article5622485.ece 27 January 2014 27 January 2014 29 January 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140129111614/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/three-detained-in-connection-with-andaman-ferry-tragedy/article5622485.ece live Reports say that two months before this accident, a tourist wrote a letter to the union tourism ministry about the lack of safety standards in Andaman islands’ tourism circuit.Gulati Archana Andaman Boat Tragedy: How can we prevent such Incidents? http://news.biharprabha.com/2014/02/andaman-boat-tragedy-how-can-we-prevent-such-incidents/ IANS news.biharprabha.com 10 February 2014 14 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150714121003/http://news.biharprabha.com/2014/02/andaman-boat-tragedy-how-can-we-prevent-such-incidents/ live Aftermath Andaman and Nicobar Islands administration announced a 100,000 Indian Rupee ex-gratia payment to the family of the deceased tourists.21 die as boat with tourists capsizes in Andaman http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/travel/21-die-as-boat-with-tourists-capsizes-in-andaman/article5620542.ece 26 January 2014 The Hindu Business Line 26 January 2014 1 February 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140201074835/http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/travel/21-die-as-boat-with-tourists-capsizes-in-andaman/article5620542.ece live India's then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa expressed their grief over the accident, while Jayalalithaa also announced a compensation of 100,000 Indian Rupees each to the families of dead.Manmohan Singh and Jayalalithaa condole Andaman Boat Tragedy http://news.biharprabha.com/2014/01/manmohan-singh-and-jayalalithaa-condole-andaman-boat-tragedy/ IANS Biharprabha News 26 January 2014 24 September 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140924064243/http://news.biharprabha.com/2014/01/manmohan-singh-and-jayalalithaa-condole-andaman-boat-tragedy/ live The owner of the boat and two others were detained by the law enforcement agencies for enquiry. References Category:Maritime incidents in India Category:Maritime incidents in 2014 Category:2014 disasters in India Category:2010s in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands ! Category:Accidental deaths in India Andaman boat disaster