BARGE P 305

Subject: Current Events

Context: Four days after Barge P305 sank in the Arabian Sea, the Mumbai police on Friday registered a case of negligence in the mishap.

Concept:

Barge P305 was a vessel doing work for the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) off the coast of Mumbai.
It had broken free of its anchor shortly after midnight on May 16 due to high-speed winds and a choppy sea.
Rescue efforts have been underway since May 17 to trace the missing personnel. At least 188 have been rescued so far.
On Thursday, ONGC and its contractor Alfcons Infrastructure, that was doing building work for the state-owned company and had chartered P305.