2014 Andaman boat disaster

2014 Andaman Boat DisasterDate| January 26, 2014 (2014-01-26)

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Location| "Aqua Marine" (tourist boat),
near Port Blair, India
Coordinates| 11°40′41″N 92°45′18″E﻿ / ﻿11.678°N 92.755°E﻿ / 11.678; 92.755
Cause| Overloading
Participants| Crew and 45 passengers
Outcome| Boat capsized
Deaths| 22[1]

2014 Andaman boat disaster was an incident which occurred on 26 January 2014, when a tourist boat capsized near Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India, killing 22 people.[1] The boat "Aqua Marine" was carrying 45 tourists from Tamil Nadu and Mumbai.

## Accident[edit]

The boat "Aqua Marine" was carrying 45 tourists from India from Ross Island, Port Blair Tehsil to North Bay when it sank and at least 21 people lost their lives.[2] The capacity of the boat was 25 and overloading of the boat resulted in the tragedy.[2] The boat sank at a distance of about 2.5 km from the shore of Port Blair and majority of the tourists were from Tamil Nadu.[3] The administration of the Island group was busy with Republic Day of India and learnt the news at 4.30 p.m. on 26 January 2014.[3] More than 29 people were rescued by district administration while one was still missing. Rescued were admitted to G B Pant hospital. The boat had no life jackets and there were no divers on board.[4]

Reports say that two months before this accident, a tourist wrote a letter to the union tourism ministry about the lack of safety standards in Andaman islands’ tourism circuit.[5]

## Aftermath[edit]

Andaman and Nicobar Islands administration announced a 100,000 Indian Rupee ex-gratia payment to the family of the deceased tourists.[2] India's then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa expressed their grief over the accident, while Jayalalithaa also announced a compensation of 100,000 Indian Rupees each to the families of dead.[6] Owner of the boat and two others were detained by the law enforcing agencies for enquiry.[4]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "Information Relating to Boat Accident in Andaman & Nicobar Islands" (Press release). PIB. 13 February 2014. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
2. ^ a b c "21 die as boat with tourists capsizes in Andaman". The Hindu Business Line. 26 January 2014. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
3. ^ a b Kumar, Ravi N (26 January 2014). "21 dead in boat capsize near Port Blair". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 29 January 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
4. ^ a b PTI (27 January 2014). "Three detained in connection with Andaman ferry tragedy". Archived from the original on 29 January 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
5. ^ Gulati, Archana. "Andaman Boat Tragedy: How can we prevent such Incidents?". IANS. news.biharprabha.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
6. ^ "Manmohan Singh and Jayalalithaa condole Andaman Boat Tragedy". IANS. Biharprabha News. Archived from the original on 24 September 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2014.

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* Disasters in India in 2014 (2014)

* January 18  Mumbai stampede
* January 26  Andaman boat disaster
* February 09  Hirakud boat disaster
* April 16  Jagiroad train derailment
* May 26  Khalilabad derailment
* June 8  Beas River disaster
* June 27  GAIL pipeline explosion
* June 28  Chennai building collapse
* July 24  Medak District bus-train collision
* July 30  Malin landslide
* September  India Pakistan floods
* October 3  Patna stampede
* October 12  Cyclone Hudhud

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Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 2014

Shipwrecks|

* 26 Jan: Aqua Marine
* 20 Feb: HMCS Protecteur
* 6 Mar: Ochakov
* 22 Mar: Unnamed boat
* 16 Apr: Sewol (sinking)
* 5 May: Zhong Zing 2
* 10 May: Nereus
* 15 May: Miraj-4
* 10 Jul: USS Ogden
* 14 Jul: USS Tuscaloosa
* 11 Aug: HMAS Bundaberg
* 15 Sep: USS Fresno
* 10 Oct: Ocean Researcher V
* 4 Nov: Kerch
* Unknown date: Constandis, Lady Thetis

Other incidents|

* 5 May: MOL Motivator
* 29 Sep: Pride of Canterbury
* 30 Sep: Nivôse
* 28 Dec Norman Atlantic
* 30 Dec Blue Sky M

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