Mumbai, March 14: A ferry boat carrying 88 passengers capsized near Mandwa island in the Arabian sea on Saturday. Fortunately, all passengers were rescued and no one was hurt in the mishap. The incident occurred around 10 am when the boat named 'Ajanta' hit a rock soon after leaving Mandwa island in Raigad district of Maharashtra. Chandauli Boat Capsizing: Two Women, Three Girls Remain Missing, NDRF Continues Search Operation.

"After hitting the rock patch, water started entering the boat, due to which it started sinking," an official told news agency PTI. Raigad SP Anil Paraskar told news agency ANI that the boat was carrying passengers to Mandwa from Gateway of India in Mumbai. As the boat started sinking, an alert was issued to the Marine Police and other agencies.

Subsequently, a rescue operation was launched. "All 88 passengers have been rescued from the ferry boat 'Ajanta' which was travelling from Mumbai's Gateway of India to Mandawa," SP Anil Paraskar said.

(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Mar 14, 2020 01:22 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).