Godavari Boat Tragedy: Royal Vasishta Recovered Finally:- The Godavari boat tragedy that took place on September 15th in Kachaluru, East Godavari district killed 39 people. 12 people went missing and 26 people have been rescued by the locals. The Royal Vasishta boat reached rock bottom in Godavari river and made it tough for the NDRF and rescue team to recover it. Andhra Pradesh Government was badly criticized as the boat could not be recovered. After huge efforts, the team managed to rescue the parts of the boat last evening.
The divers tied rope to the lower part of the boat and managed it to pull out completely this afternoon. Dharmadi Satyam team have been working effortlessly without breaks under adverse weather conditions in recovering the boat. A team from Kakinada port along with a scuba diving team supported them to recover the complete boat. Five dead bodies have been recovered and they are rushed for autopsy. The bodies are yet to be identified.
(Video Source: NTV Telugu)