Sunday, January 26, 2014

Tourist boat capsizes in Andaman Sea

Tourist boat capsizes in Andaman Sea, 'killing 21'

A beach at Port Blair, the capital of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands (file image) The boat sank off Port Blair, the capital of the Andaman Islands, reports said

A tourist boat has sunk off India's Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal, with the loss of 21 lives, an official says.

The boat, Aqua Marine, reportedly capsized around 16:00 local time (09:30 GMT) on Sunday.

Senior local official P Jawahar says 13 people have been rescued and taken to hospital, but a further nine people remain unaccounted for.

The boat sank off Port Blair, the capital of the islands, reports said.

An investigation is studying the cause of the sinking.


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