Surat : Coal Boat Capsizes at Sea, Five Crew Members Rescued

Surat | Gujarat — A major incident happened on the Magdalla coast in the diamond city of Surat. A small boat that had just finished loading coal from a huge foreign ship capsized in the open sea. Footage of the whole episode has gone viral online, showing how the boat full with coal flipped over in under five seconds in the ocean’s waves.

Usually, big ships that bring in coal are parked in the open sea, and smaller boats take the coal to the shore. This normal procedure was going on Tuesday afternoon, but the boat suddenly capsized because it was carrying a lot of coal or because the sea’s current made it lose its equilibrium. The footage shows a dramatic moment when the boat flipped over, throwing about five people into the sea, where they fought to save themselves.

Fortunately, there were also a number of other coal-carrying vessels in the area at the time of the occurrence. The crew of the other ship acted quickly and rescued all five people in need right away. A delay of only a few seconds may have caused a lot of deaths. People at the scene felt relieved that people had been rescued, but the vision of the ship sinking still haunts them.

The crew yelled in fear as the ship started to flip over.

While a lot of people didn’t get hurt in this occurrence, it has come to light that the financial damage has been tremendous. The ship lost its expensive coal and other stuff to the ocean’s depths. They have taken the overturned boat back to the beach. The latest live broadcast has had people talking about how safe and easy it is to get to safety equipment like life jackets on ships, especially since it got a lot of attention on social media.

It looks like the boat may have flipped over because it was overloaded.

As soon as the event was reported, people from the Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB) quickly rushed to the spot. As soon as they got the signal, maritime officials quickly started working to save the capsized vessel and bring it safely to port. There are often small and big problems during these operations, but the live footage has made it clear how dangerous the work done at sea is for everyone to observe. Investigations going on to find out if the boat capsized because it was overloaded or because of the waves.