A boat carrying Rohingya minority migrants from Burma capsized in the Bay of Bengal, resulting in the loss of at least 17 lives and leaving approximately 30 individuals missing.

The fishermen had left the Sunderbans in West Bengal on Wednesday. Eight of the 17 men were on the deck while nine were sleeping in the cabin below when the boat ran into the heavy storm, Mr Bag said.

South Bengal has different types of boats depending on the cargo they handle and also the waterway through which they pass. Boats have not only been a form of transportation, but also a part of ...

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Quick action by the fellow fishermen saved 29 people after their diesel-powered fishing boats capsized in the turbulent Bay of Bengal in the Sundarbans areas of West Bengal''s South 24 Parganas ...

Other boats that are commonly used for races in Bengal include the Chhip, Kaile Bachhhari, Chande Bachhari, Chitoi and Sorpi. “Not only that, in Nadia I have seen people using earthen pot as a boat.

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New Delhi, Dec 17 (PTI) None of the 18 surveillance boats sanctioned to West Bengal for coastal security are currently operational, Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai informed ...

West Bengal Irrigation Minister Manas Bhuniya on Monday said nearly 2 lakh people have been affected in the recent floods at Ghatal sub-division in Paschim Medinipur district and asserted that the ...

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WRENGALL, Alaska (KTUU) -A piece of history has been recovered from the bottom of the ocean. The Star of Bengal is known as Alaska’s second-deadliest shipwreck.