Mangaluru: Capsized tugboat salvaged, one body found
Mangaluru, May 25: The tugboat 'Alliance' which had capsized off the coast on May 15 was salvaged on Tuesday from near Padubidri beach in Udupi district, after a five-day effort by a technical team.
The body of one of the three missing crew members was found trapped inside the boat, sources said.
The efforts to salvage the tug vessel, which began on May 19, was hindered due to technical issues.
Two firms, Yojaka and Badriya, carried out the operations which came out successful on Tuesday.
Of the eight crew members who were on board the vessel, two people died, while three swam to safety.
Three others were missing in the incident.
The tug belongs to Underwater Services Company and was assisting Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL) to facilitate its single point mooring (SPM) operations when crude cargo arrives in ships.
Efforts will continue to trace the other two missing crew members, the sources said.
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Security forces destroy 23 illegal bunkers, seize 18 IEDs in Manipur
Imphal (PTI): Security forces have destroyed 23 bunkers illegally constructed in Manipur's Ukhrul and seized 18 IEDs in Tengnoupal district in separate operations, a police statement said on Saturday.
The bunkers were destroyed on Thursday in the hill villages of Mongkot Chepu, Shongphel, Mullam, Sirarakhong and Ringue in Litan police station area, it said.
A 12-bore pump action gun, 17 cartridges of different calibres and 111 empty cases of fired bullets were also seized.
At least seven people have been shot dead in different firing incidents and more than 30 houses have been torched since violence broke out between Tangkhul Naga and Kuki communities in Ukhrul district in February this year.
Meanwhile, in a separate operation on Wednesday, security forces seized a cache of arms and explosives in T Bongmol village in Moreh police station area in Tengnoupal district.
Two single-barrel rifles, four 9mm pistols with magazines and 18 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) were seized. The explosives were destroyed on the spot, it added.
