Bodies of all five sailors, who went missing after an oil tanker ran aground off the city beach hours before cyclone ‘Nilam’ made landfall on November 1, have been recovered.
While four bodies were recovered yesterday, one more was found washed ashore near Minjur coastal area early this morning, police said.
The five went missing after their lifeboat capsized in choppy waters while 16 were rescued by local fishermen and one drowned on Wednesday. Fifteen sailors were rescued on Thursday from the ship, which had a crew of 37 onboard.
The Directorate General of Shipping (DGS), which ordered a preliminary probe into the incident, will soon begin salvage operations of the ship, belonging to the Mumbai-based Pratibha Shipping Company.
The salvage operation is likely to start from November 7, the Directorate had said last night.
The Madras High Court had yesterday ordered that the vessel not be moved out of Chennai Port until further orders.
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