*-*-*-*-*-*-* Help GoaNet grow... recommend it to others you know... *-*-*-*-*-*-* ------------------- >LATEST ON THE NAVAL PLANE CRASH-
I visited the site a short while ago. Rescue operations are still on at the site where one of the planes crashed into a Bungalow belonging to one Sayed Bismillah,who is into the fishing business, under construction. One dead body of a labourer was retrieved by the Fire Personnel in my presence. He was trapped under the staircase. There were in all around 12 workers (carpenters & masons) inside the bungalow. Three are confirmed dead, while four more are injured (seriously) one of the dead is understood to be a cyclist who was on the road around the vicinity of the other plane crash. It is feared some more bodies may still be trapped inside. And all efforts are on to hunt for any more survivors (workers) inside the bungalow. The rear portion of the massive bungalow has been totally damaged, where the plane first hit. There after it perhaps exploded, the front portion of the plane crashed across through the compound wall of the neighbouring bungalow (occupied) damaging the main gate and hit the High Tension Tower bring it down. The wreckage of the plane was seen strewn all over the compound and outside. The nose wheel was seen at a distance of around 300 metres from the crash. Besides, wreckage and engine parts were strewn all over the place in a radius of around 500 metres or more. The occupants of the two naval planes numbering 12 (six each) are feared to have been killed. Incidentally, the Naval authorities were celebrating the 25 years of the planes accident free flying (unconfirmed-but this was what was heard at the site). It is only Divine Providence that a tragedy beyond any imagination was averted, for, just about a 1000 metres or so from this crash point is the Murgaon Education Society's (MES) College situated atop the Zuaro nagar plateau. AT the time of the accident around 9.30 in the morning the classes were in progress. It is understood that the planes while flying parellel to each other during the formation made wing contact,and thereafter went out of control only to crash land at two different places at a distance of about 3 Kms. from each other. (Sorry, Could not visit the other crash site due to tight time schedule). Shall be doing so in later in the evening. Several people were eye witness to the incident, and actually saw the planes colliding in mid air, some others heard a large crashing sound and soon smoke and fire emanating from a distance. The CM of Goa Shri Parrikar, Chief Secrtary, and other senior Officers of the Goan Administration visited the site and held discussion with the various Govt., Agencies involved in the rescue operation. Rescue operations are going on with the Local Police Personnel, The Fire Servies Dept., Goa personnel, besides, fire Personnel from The Navy, MPT, Goa Shipyard, Zauri Indistries Ltd., etc Seversal hours after the crash smoke was still seen bellowing from the site. It was heartening to see the various rescue teams braving in out and moving inside the half collapsed bungalow (and the remaining part virtually hanging, precarously with wide cracks)in search of any survivors. People present on the site, were reminded of the 9/11 WTC New York tragedy though with a much, much lesser intentsity. All the Top Brass of the Goa Police Dept., visited the site, while several other Senior Officers of the department are camping at the site. Due to the damage to the High Tension Electricity Tower collapse, there is no power supply to the entire port city and the surrounding areas. The situation may continue for the next 48 hours or so, since it is major damage, unless some bypass operation is carried out to supply power to the city.I have travelled about 6 kms. to file this report to the Goanet. I may not be able to get back to you soon, but, shall keep you informed further as soon as I can. I am proceeding back to the site of the crash now..... Daniel F. de Souza Vasco da Gama. *-*-*-*-*-*-* > Help GoaNet grow... recommend it to others you know... > *-*-*-*-*-*-* > Two Navy aircraft collide in Goa, 14 feared dead > > > GOA/NEW DELHI: Two naval transport aircraft collided in mid-air in > south Goa on Tuesday morning, one of them crashing on a building. > Casualties are yet to be ascertained, but about 14 people are > feared dead. > > > Police officials in Goa told a television news channel that the > incident took place around 10 am over a ground near the Goa > airport. Efforts were on to extricate survivors from the debris and > the house on which one of the aircraft fell, Pradeep Srivastava, > DIG, CID said. > > > Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar told reporters at a hurriedly > called Press conference that the two planes collided in south Goa > near the port town of Vasco. Parrikar said three to four people had > died, including one of the pilots and six to 10 injured had been > rushed to the nearby Chicalim hospital. > > > Unofficial reports, however, said about 14 people were feared dead. > Parrikar said it had not been ascertained if there were any > passengers on the planes. > > > He said rescue operations were on with the disaster management > action plan already in place at the site. "We have sent senior > officers to get more details," the CM added. > > > Union Minister of State for Home ID Swamy is in Goa for > anti-terrorist day celebrations and will visit the site of the > crash. > > > AP adds: "We are trying to rescue a person who was inside the > building the plane fell on," said Pradeep Srivastava, DIG, CID. > > > "They were big planes. They carry about 38 passengers," said > Squadron Leader R K Dhingra, an air force spokesman in New Delhi. > > > "There were six people on each of the crafts. We have no details of > casualties of civilians or the people on board." > > > He said the Russian-made Ilyushin-38 transporters, which are > turboprop aircraft, were practicing for celebrations of the 25th > anniversary of the naval air squadron in Goa > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-W-E-B---S-I-T-E-=-=-= > To Subscribe/Unsubscribe from GoaNet | > http://www.goacom.com/goanet > =================================================================== > For (un)subscribing or for help, Contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Dont want so many e=mails? Join GoaNet-Digest instead ! > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-W-E-B---S-I-T-E-=-=-= > To Subscribe/Unsubscribe from GoaNet | http://www.goacom.com/goanet > =================================================================== > For (un)subscribing or for help, Contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Dont want so many e-mails? 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