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“Over 51 people were killed when the barge P305 went adrift off the Mumbai shore on Monday in the midst of the Cyclone Tauktae. The Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited of the Western Offshore Unit in Mumbai released the following list of helpline numbers for those whose family members were on the barge:u00a0. u00a0. According to survivors, the tragedy could have been prevented had the captain paid heed to the repeated cyclone warning seriously. P305 or Pappa305 was subjected to high-speed wing and swelling sea due to which the barge lost its anchors and smashed into an unmanned platform before it finally sank in the Arabian Sea.u00a0. Also read:u00a0The different categories of Tropical Cyclone. The barge had 261 crew members on board.u00a0. The chief engineer of P305 also raised concerns about the seaworthiness of the vessel.u00a0. Also read:u00a0A look at the major tropical cyclones over past two decades. The number of overall fatalities from the cyclone on Indiau2019s west coast has jumped to at least 91. The cyclone has left a trail of mass destruction after sweeping in from the Arabian sea on Monday.u00a0. #CycloneTauktae #HelpLine #Mumbaiu00a0.”