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Kerala Boat Accident Live Updates: Vessel owner caught from Kozhikode, say police The owner of the boat that capsized on Sunday evening, which resulted in the death of 22 people, including 15 children, was caught from the Kozhikode beach area of the district on Monday, police said. The capture of the boat owner, Nasar, was confirmed by a senior police officer of Malappuram district. Stay with TOI for all the latest updates: Read Less The owner of the boat that capsized on Sunday evening, which resulted in the death of 22 people, including 15 children, was caught from the Kozhikode beach area of the district on Monday, police said. The capture of the boat owner, Nasar, was confirmed by a senior police officer of Malappuram district. (PTI) Despite several fatal boat accidents in Kerala over the last 100 years and three Commission of Inquiry reports recommending preventive measures, lack of government intervention resulted in the boating tragedy here that claimed 22 lives, the opposition Congress and BJP contended on Monday. According to survivors and those who avoided boarding the fateful boat, the tour boat operator's "last trip" gimmick which led to the vessel being packed beyond its capacity and not heeding to bystanders warnings of the boat tilting to one side before it took off, all contributed to the disaster. (PTI) Auto Rickshaw driver Shahul Hameed had the most traumatic ride on his three-wheeler to Malappuram's Thoovaltheeram beach, on Sunday.Just as Hameed reached ...

മലപ്പുറം: താനൂര്‍ ബോട്ട് ദുരന്തവുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ട് അറസ്റ്റിലായ രണ്ട് തുറമുഖ വകുപ്പ് ഉദ്യോഗസ്ഥര്‍ക്കെതിരെ കൊല‍ക്കുറ്റം ചുമത്തി പൊലീസ് കേസെടുത്തു. പോര്‍ട്ട് കണ്‍സര്‍വേറ്റര്‍ പ്രസാദ്, സര്‍വേയര്‍ സെബാസ്റ്റ്യന്‍ എന്നിവര്‍ക്കെതിരെയാണ് കേസ്. അപകടത്തില്‍പ്പെട്ട ബോട്ടിന് ചട്ടങ്ങള്‍ ലംഘിച്ച് സര്‍വീസ് നടത്താന്‍ സഹായം നല്‍കിയെന്ന് കണ്ടെത്തിയതിന്റെ അടിസ്ഥാനത്തിലാണ് നടപടി. സംഭവത്തില്‍ ബോട്ടുടമയായ നാസറിനും ജീവനക്കാര്‍ക്കുമെതിരെയും കൊലക്കുറ്റമാണ് ചുമത്തിയിരിക്കുന്നത്. മത്സ്യബന്ധന ബോട്ട് രൂപമാറ്റം വരുത്തിയായിരുന്നു വിനോദസഞ്ചാരത്തിനായി ഉപയോഗിച്ചിരുന്നത്. നിബന്ധനകള്‍ ലംഘിച്ചിട്ടും ബോട്ടിന് ഫിറ്റ്നസ് സര്‍ട്ടിഫിക്കറ്റ് ഉദ്യോഗസ്ഥര്‍ നല്‍കുകയും ചെയ്തു. താനൂര്‍ ഓട്ടുമ്പ്രം തൂവല്‍ തീരത്ത് വച്ചായിരുന്നു വിനോദയാത്ര ബോട്ട് മുങ്ങി അപകടം നടന്നത്. സംഭവത്തില്‍ കുട്ടികള്‍ ഉള്‍പ്പടെ 22 പേരാണ് മരണപ്പെട്ടത്. ബോട്ടില്‍ അനുവദിനീയമായ എണ്ണത്തിലും അധികം ആളുകള്‍ ഉണ്ടായതാണ് അപകടത്തിലേക്ക് നയിച്ചത്. കരയില്‍ നിന്ന് 300 മീറ്റര്‍ അകലെ വച്ചാണ് അപകടമുണ്ടായത്. ബോട്ട് തലകീഴായാണ് മറിഞ്ഞത്. അപകടത്തില്‍ സംസ്ഥാന സര്‍ക്കാര്‍ ജുഡീഷ്യല്‍ അന്വേഷണം പ്രഖ്യാപിച്ചിരുന്നു. മരിച്ചവരുടെ കുടുംബാംഗങ്ങള്‍ക്ക് 10 ലക്ഷം രൂപ വീതം ധനസഹായം സര്‍ക്കാര്‍ തീരുമാനിച്ചിരുന്നു. അപകടം നടന്നതിന്റെ അടുത്ത ദിവസം നടന്ന അടിയന്തര മന്ത്രിസഭാ യോഗത്തിന് ശേഷമായിരുന്നു മുഖ്യമന്ത്രിയുടെ പ്രഖ്യാപനം ഉണ്ടായത്.

The deceased are: Safna (7) and Hasna (18), children of Saidalavi from Puthankadapuram, Parappanangadi: Siddique (35) from Olapeedika, Tanur, his daughter Fathima Minha (12), and son Faizan (4); Jalsiya Jabir (40), wife of Kunnummal Jabir from Avayil Beach and her son Jareer (12); Aflah (7), son of Nawaz from Pattiikad, Perinthalmanna; Perinthalmanna native Anshid (9); Avayil Beach native Raseena; Chiramangalam resident and civil police officer Sabaruddin (38); Puthiya Kadappuram native Shamna K (17); Hadi Fatima (7), daughter of Nihas from Munduparamba; Rushda, Nayira and Sahara, children of Parappanangadi native Siraj; Safla Sherin (17), daughter of Parappanangadi native Saidalavi; Chettippadi natives Adil Sheri and Ayisha B, Arshan; Seenath (45) from Parappanangadi and Adnan (9). The boat service was initiated to boost tourism in Tuvaltheer, but it has now become a source of sorrow for the entire nation. The two-tiered private boat service had the permission of KTDC, and boats were permitted to operate where the river meets the sea. The incident occurred in the Kettu Azhi area.

Most of the victims were children on school holidays, Kerala’s minister for fisheries and harbour development said. V Abdurahiman told reporters the death toll was likely to rise as the boat was stuck in muddy waters and was being pulled out to rescue those trapped inside. Dozens of people searched over Sunday night for survivors in and around the stricken vessel, which was partially submerged. Some used ropes to stabilise it while others were in the water, looking inside the boat’s windows. “We have recovered 22 bodies, including 15 females and seven males,” an officer from Tanur police station said. “There are around six people in the hospital. Rescue operations are on.” Reports of the number of people aboard the boat at the time of the accident ranged from more than 30 to about 40. Local publication Onmanorama reported that 11 people from one family, including three children, had died. Four people had been taken to hospital in a critical condition, the PTI news agency quoted Abdurahiman as saying earlier. Rescuers search the river after the boat capsized. Photograph: PP Afthab/AP Survivors told local media that many of the passengers were not wearing life jackets. Monday has been declared a day of official mourning, PTI reported, quoting a government statement. The incident in the Malappuram district took place about 7pm local time on Sunday and a team from the national disaster response force was at the site, a Kerala disaster authority spokesperson said. India’s prime...

May 7 (Reuters) - At least 22 people including children died when an overcrowded double-decker tourist boat capsized in an estuary in southern India, authorities said. Some passengers managed to jump off and swim to safety when the converted fishing vessel overturned in the waterway near the town of Tanur in Kerala state late on Sunday, one survivor said. But others among the estimated 40 people on board were trapped in the boat, officials said. The dead included 11 people from one family, Manorama News channel reported, though there was no confirmation of that from officials. Rescuers called off a search on Monday when the last missing passenger, an eight-year-old boy, turned up alive in Calicut hospital, B. Sandhya, the chief of Kerala's fire and rescue services, told reporters. Police said they were searching for the owner of the boat and a case of homicide had been registered against him. The vessel had listed badly soon after it set off, a survivor identified only as Shafeeq told Manorama. "Most of the people on the upper deck jumped into the river and swam to safety," he said. According to initial estimates there were about 40 people, most believed to be domestic tourists, on board including several children, Tanur police official Jeevan George said. Famous for its picturesque backwaters, Kerala is a major destination for domestic and international tourists. Local residents said the cruise service had only been launched last month and lacked safety measures. One man ...

Tanur: At least 22 persons, including seven children, have died after a tourist boat overturned at Tanur in Malappuram Sunday evening. The accident occurred after 6.30 pm at Thooval Theeram, Ottumpuram. Till 2 am, over 7 hours since the accident, the exact number of passengers onboard was not determined. Locals and survivors have said at least 35 persons, including families with children, were in the boat, the capacity of which has also not been determined yet. Nine of the deceased are, Asna (18), Safna (7), Fatima Minha (12), Siddique (35), Jalasiya Jabir (40), Aflah (7), Faisal (3), Anshid and Rasheena. The identities of the others who died in the tragedy are yet to be known. Eight deaths were confirmed at the Tirurangadi Taluk Hospital. At least 8 persons are admitted to the MIMS Hospital at Kottakal, of whom four are on ventillator support. Local fishermen and volunteers drag the ill-fated boat ashore at Thooval Theeram in Tanur, Malappuram. Photo: PRD Others are being treated at hospitals in Tirur, Tanur and Kozhikode. The services of Navy, Coast Guard and the NDRF have been sought in the rescue mission. Boat was crowded A youngster, who swam to safety from the ill-fated boat, told Manorama News that at least 30-40 persons were onboard. The man, who identified himself as Shafeeq, said the boat was a double-decker. According to him, there were two doors but after the boat overturned, those inside were stuck. Locals and volunteers attempt to drag the submerged boat asho...

Tanur Boat Accident: മലപ്പുറം താനൂര്‍ ബോട്ടു ദുരന്തത്തില്‍ അറസ്റ്റിലായ രണ്ടു തുറമുഖ വകുപ്പ് ഉദ്യോഗസ്ഥര്‍ക്കെതിരെ കൊലക്കുറ്റം ചുമത്തി. പോര്‍ട്ട് കണ്‍സര്‍വേറ്റര്‍ വി വി പ്രസാദ്, സര്‍വേയര്‍ സെബാസ്റ്റ്യന്‍ എന്നിവര്‍ക്കെതിരെയാണ് പ്രത്യേക അന്വേഷണ സംഘത്തിന്റെ നടപടി. ഇവര്‍ മത്സ്യബന്ധന ബോട്ട് രൂപമാറ്റം വരുത്തി ഉല്ലാസബോട്ടാക്കി മാറ്റുന്നതില്‍ വഴിവിട്ട് സഹായം ചെയ്‌തെന്നാണ് കണ്ടെത്തല്‍. താനൂര്‍ ബോട്ടു ദിരന്തത്തില്‍ 22 പേര്‍ക്കാണ് ജീവന്‍ നഷ്ടമായത്. അതേസമയം പൊന്നാനിയിലെ യാര്‍ഡില്‍ വെച്ച് ബോട്ട് രൂപമാറ്റം വരുത്തിയപ്പോള്‍ പോര്‍ട്ട് കണ്‍സര്‍വേറ്റര്‍ പ്രസാദിന് പരാതി ലഭിച്ചിട്ടും നടപടിയെടുത്തില്ലെന്ന് തെളിഞ്ഞു. കൂടാതെ രൂപമാറ്റം വരുത്തിയ ശേഷം ബോട്ടിന് സര്‍വേയറാണ് ഫിറ്റ്നസ് സര്‍ട്ടിഫിക്കറ്റ് നല്‍കിയത്. ഇത് ചട്ടവിരുദ്ധമാണെന്നും കൃത്യമായ പരിശോധന നടത്തിയില്ലെന്നും അന്വേഷണ സംഘം കണ്ടെത്തി. ബോട്ട് ദുരന്തത്തില്‍ എല്ലാവര്‍ക്കും തുല്യ ഉത്തരവാദിത്തമുണ്ടെന്ന വിലയിരുത്തലിന് അടിവരയിടുന്നതാണ് പോര്‍ട്ട് ഉദ്യോഗസ്ഥര്‍ക്കെതിരെയും കൊലക്കുറ്റം ചുമത്തിയത്. നേരത്തെ ബോട്ടിന്റെ നാസര്‍, ജീവനക്കാര്‍ എന്നിവര്‍ അറസ്റ്റിലായിരുന്നു. നേരത്തെ സംഭവം അന്വേഷിക്കാൻ ജുഡീഷ്യല്‍ കമ്മിഷനെ നിയോഗിച്ചിരുന്നു. റിട്ട. ജസ്റ്റിസ് വി.കെ.മോഹനന്‍ ചെയര്‍മാനായ കമ്മിഷനാണ് ബോട്ടപകടത്തെക്കുറിച്ച് അന്വേഷിക്കുന്നത്. ജസ്റ്റിസ് മോഹനനു പുറമേ സാങ്കേതിക വിദഗ്ധരായി ഇൻലാൻഡ് വാട്ടർവേയ്‌സ് അതോറിറ്റി ഓഫ് ഇന്ത്യയിലെ റിട്ട. ചീഫ് എൻജിനീയർ നീലകണ്ഠൻ ഉണ്ണി, കേരള വാട്ടർവേയ്‌സ് ആൻഡ് ഇൻഫ്രാസ്ട്രക്ചർ ലിമിറ്റഡ് ചീഫ് എൻജിനീയർ എസ്.സുരേഷ് കുമാർ എന്നിവരെ കമ്മിഷനിൽ ഉൾപ്പെടുത്തിയിട്ടുണ്ട്. അപകടമുണ്ടായ സാഹചര്യം കണ്ടെത്തുക, വ്യക്തികൾക്കോ സ്ഥാപനങ്ങൾക്കോ ഉത്തരവാദിത്തമുണ്ടോ എന്ന...

Malappuram: In a major breakthrough for the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the Tanur boat accident, two senior port officials were arrested in connection with the case on Tuesday. Senior Port Conservator in charge of Beypore Port, V V Prasad, and Chief Surveyor at Alappuzha Port, Sebastian Joseph, are the officials who were taken into custody. Sebastian was responsible to ensure the safety of the boat. He did not conduct a proper safety check and did not even inspect whether a ladder was built to the boat deck. "We have arrested two officials for failure to properly discharge their duties. We are not in a situation to reveal the reason behind the special interest of these officials to help Nassar start a boat service without proper documents. We have brought them to the office of SIT for interrogation", Tanur DySP V V Benni said. The arrest strengthens the argument of the opposition parties that Nassar had political backing which helped him conduct service without obtaining proper documents or meeting standard safety norms. The ill-fated boat, 'Atlantic', sank near the mouth of an estuary in Tanur in Kerala's Malappuram district on May 7.

The deceased are: Safna (7) and Hasna (18), children of Saidalavi from Puthankadapuram, Parappanangadi: Siddique (35) from Olapeedika, Tanur, his daughter Fathima Minha (12), and son Faizan (4); Jalsiya Jabir (40), wife of Kunnummal Jabir from Avayil Beach and her son Jareer (12); Aflah (7), son of Nawaz from Pattiikad, Perinthalmanna; Perinthalmanna native Anshid (9); Avayil Beach native Raseena; Chiramangalam resident and civil police officer Sabaruddin (38); Puthiya Kadappuram native Shamna K (17); Hadi Fatima (7), daughter of Nihas from Munduparamba; Rushda, Nayira and Sahara, children of Parappanangadi native Siraj; Safla Sherin (17), daughter of Parappanangadi native Saidalavi; Chettippadi natives Adil Sheri and Ayisha B, Arshan; Seenath (45) from Parappanangadi and Adnan (9). The boat service was initiated to boost tourism in Tuvaltheer, but it has now become a source of sorrow for the entire nation. The two-tiered private boat service had the permission of KTDC, and boats were permitted to operate where the river meets the sea. The incident occurred in the Kettu Azhi area.

Kerala Boat Accident Live Updates: Vessel owner caught from Kozhikode, say police The owner of the boat that capsized on Sunday evening, which resulted in the death of 22 people, including 15 children, was caught from the Kozhikode beach area of the district on Monday, police said. The capture of the boat owner, Nasar, was confirmed by a senior police officer of Malappuram district. Stay with TOI for all the latest updates: Read Less The owner of the boat that capsized on Sunday evening, which resulted in the death of 22 people, including 15 children, was caught from the Kozhikode beach area of the district on Monday, police said. The capture of the boat owner, Nasar, was confirmed by a senior police officer of Malappuram district. (PTI) Despite several fatal boat accidents in Kerala over the last 100 years and three Commission of Inquiry reports recommending preventive measures, lack of government intervention resulted in the boating tragedy here that claimed 22 lives, the opposition Congress and BJP contended on Monday. According to survivors and those who avoided boarding the fateful boat, the tour boat operator's "last trip" gimmick which led to the vessel being packed beyond its capacity and not heeding to bystanders warnings of the boat tilting to one side before it took off, all contributed to the disaster. (PTI) Auto Rickshaw driver Shahul Hameed had the most traumatic ride on his three-wheeler to Malappuram's Thoovaltheeram beach, on Sunday.Just as Hameed reached ...