RSOE EDIS - Situation Update No. 1 : India - Vehicle Accident

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Situation Update No. 1 Posted:2010-01-03, 16:43:02 [UTC] Ref.no.: VI-20100103-24418-IND Situation Update No. 1 On 2010-01-03 at 18:12:02 [UTC] Event: Vehicle Accident Location: India State of West Bengal Rupnarayan River (East Midnapore district) Number of Missing: 27 person(s) Situation: At least 27 people are missing after an overcrowded ferry capsized in a river in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal. The small vessel, with 38 passengers on board, sank earlier today while crossing the Runarayan river in Kolaghat, about 50km southwest of the state capital Kolkata. 'The ferry was overcrowded and leaking, and it overturned in the middle of the river,' West Bengal police inspector general Surojit Kar Purakayastha said. Purakayastha said local fishermen had managed to rescue nine men and two children after the incident. 'We fear the other 27 people have been swept away by the strong current,' he said. Police said the coastguard had been called in to help with the rescue operation. Please DO NOT reply to this message: replies may be treated as errors and result in your subscription being deleted. If you have trouble or other queries, send email to havaria@rsoe.hu RSOE EDIS is operated by the National Association of Radio-Distress Signalling and Infocommunications (RSOE), Budapest, Hungary. Because of the complexity of this system and its dependence on other systems, we cannot be responsible for delays or failures in forwarding or transmission. You're receiving this AlertMail because you subscribed for the service. To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. Contact: havaria@rsoe.hu