Tag: Boat
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Qualcomm invests in homegrown audio leader boAt
In the past year, boAt has doubled its employee strength and has built up a local R&D in Bengaluru.
April 16, 2021 -
Warburg Pincus invests $100 million in electronics firm boAt
The product portfolio of boAt includes headphones, earphones, smartwatches, speakers, travel chargers and premium cables.
January 6, 2021 -
58 migrants drown as boat capsizes off Mauritania, says UN
The UN agency said another 83 people swam to shore, while some 150 passengers including women and children were aboard the vessel, which had set sail from The Gambia on November 27.
December 5, 2019 -
11 dead as boat capsizes during Ganapati immersion in Bhopal
The accident took place around 4.30 am at Khatlapura Ghat of the lower lake near the newly renovated state police headquarters and the State Disaster Rescue Team (SDRF).
September 13, 2019 -
15 die as boat capsizes off Greece
At least 15 people, including five children, drowned on Saturday after a boat carrying refugees and migrants from Turkey to Greece sank off the coast of Agathonissi island in the Aegean Sea, the Greek Coast Guard said. About 20 people were believed to have been on board and several are unaccounted for. Coast Guard vessels …
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March 17, 2018 -
President Kovind condoles deaths in Maharashtra mishaps
President of India Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday conveyed his condolences to bereaved families of victims who died in two separate accident in Maharashtra on Saturday. On Saturday, a helicopter carrying Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) officials crashed in Mumbai. The Pawan Hans chopper had seven people on board, with five officials and two …
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January 13, 2018 -
2 school students dead as boat capsizes in Maharashtra
A boat carrying about 40 school students capzised in the Arabian Sea off Dahanu coast in Palghar district of Maharashta on Saturday. According to media reports, two students have reportedly died, while 32 have been rescued till now. Rescued children have been admitted to a hospital for treatment. The Indian Coast Guard along with local …
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January 13, 2018 -
13 killed, two missing in South Korea boat capsize
At least 13 people were killed and two others reported missing on Sunday after a South Korean fishing boat capsized off the coast of the city of Incheon. The 9.77-tonne chartered fishing boat, with two crew members and 20 passengers on board, collided with a 336-tonne tanker in the waters near Yeongheung Island, at 6.12 …
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December 3, 2017 -
PM Modi mourns death of Krishna river boat capsize victims
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday expressed grief over the loss of lives as a boat carrying tourists capsized in Andhra Pradesh’s Krishna district district on Sunday. “Capsizing of a boat in the Krishna River is anguishing. My thoughts are with the families of those who lost their lives in this tragedy. Andhra Pradesh Government …
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November 13, 2017 -
Police intercept pirates in Bengal’s Sundarban region
The West Bengal Police on Saturday intercepted a boat of armed men suspected to be pirates in South 24 Pargana district’s Sundarban region and engaged in an exchange of fire, a senior officer said. Police have seized the boat but the miscreants managed to flee. “When Our team approached an unidentified boat in the coastal …
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October 28, 2017 -
Rohingya boat capsizes off Bangladesh, 5 dead
A boat carrying scores of Rohingya people aboard capsized in the Bay of Bengal close to Bangladesh’s border with Myanmar on Monday, a police official said. Dozens of people were reported missing, Xinhua news agency reported. The UN has raised the number of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh to 537,000. The crisis began on August 25, …
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October 16, 2017 -
Toll climbs to 34 in Rohingya boat capsize in Bangladesh
The discovery of three decomposed bodies late on Saturday in Bangladesh, thought to be of Rohingya refugees from a boat that capsized a week ago, raised the number of deaths to 34 in the accident, including at least 18 children. The bodies were found by people in Shah Porir Dwip village, situated off the Bay …
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October 15, 2017 -
Four refugees drown in Black Sea
At least four refugees drowned and 15 others were reported missing on Friday when their boat capsized off the Turkish coast in the Black Sea. Thirty-eight refugees were rescued, the Turkish Coast Guard said. The refugees had departed from Kefken in Turkey’s Marmara province, but their destination was not known, reports Xinhua news agency. The …
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September 22, 2017 -
Myanmar mob tries to block Rohingya aid boat
A Buddhist mob in Myanmar threw petrol bombs in a bid to block a boat carrying aid for Rohingya Muslims in conflict-hit Rakhine state before police fired warning shots to disperse them, a media report said. The incident happened on Wednesday when the boat was being loaded with relief supplies from the International Committee of …
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September 21, 2017 -
22 drown as boat overturns in UP
At least 22 people drowned and many others were missing after an overloaded boat capsized in the Yamuna River on Thursday in Uttar Pradesh’s Baghpat. The boat carrying 60 people capsized and 22 persons drowned, District Magistrate Bhawani Singh said Police and PAC personnel have fished out 22 bodies so far while 10 others have …
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September 14, 2017 -
Andhra youth killed in boat tragedy in Germany
A youth from Andhra Pradesh died in a boat tragedy in Germany, according to information reaching his family on Monday. Mallikarjuna Rao (22) and another youth were killed when their boat capsized in a river in Essen city on Sunday. The youth, hailing from Kattavari Palem village in Prakasam district, had gone to Germany about …
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July 10, 2017 -
13 missing after boat sinks in east China
Thirteen crew members have gone missing while seven others have been rescued after a fishing boat sank off the Zhejiang coast in eastern China. The local maritime authorities were informed about the sinking last morning and requested the Donghai Fleet of Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy to assist them in the rescue operations, the state-run …
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February 25, 2017