Coast Cyclone Nilam

The rains triggered by Cyclone Nilam which crossed the Andhra Pradesh coast near Chennai on October 31 have battered the state, claiming 29 lives.

As the bodies of two sailors of MT Pratibha Cauvery, which was grounded by cyclone Nilam, were found today, questions are being raised over the role of the ship's captain in the tragedy.

The bodies of two sailors of the ship MT Pratibha Cauvery, which was grounded by cyclone Nilam, have been found near Chennai today. The two were part of the five crew members who went missing on Wednesday after a lifeboat they were using to leave the ship capsized. The bodies of three of their colleagues were found yesterday.

The family of one of the sailors who died while trying to abandon a ship stranded off the coast of Chennai by cyclone Nilam has filed a petition in court alleging that the vessel was not sea-worthy and had no food or fuel on board. This comes amid allegations that the Coast Guard ignored distress calls by the ship, MT Pratibha Cauvery.

The bodies of three of the five missing sailors of ship MT Pratibha Cauvery, which was grounded by cyclone Nilam, have been found.

Outside Chennai's Fortis Malar Hospital Dr Kshitiji is anxiously waiting for some positive news about his young cousin Rushabh. He is one of the five sailors on board the ship MT Pratibha Cauvery which got grounded near the Besant Nagar beach in Chennai on Wednesday. Survivors say Rushabh had got into the life boat which capsized and is missing eve...

Coast Guard helicopters and boats have launched, what it called, a "massive search and rescue operation" to locate five sailors missing since yesterday after trying to leave a ship stranded off the coast of Chennai, following cyclone Nilam's landfall.

Between 6:30 and 7:30 am this morning, two Coast Guard choppers and small vessels rescued 15 sailors trapped on an oil tanker. Another five are still missing.

A crew member of a ship grounded near Chennai has died and another six are missing after Cyclone Nilam. Another 15 crew members are stuck on board. Rescue operations initiated by the Coast Guard have been suspended due to bad weather. The Navy may also use an aircraft early in the morning.

Cyclone Nilam crossed Chennai and made landfall at Mahabalipuram, south of the Tamil Nadu capital at about 4.30 pm on Wednesday. Two people have been reported dead in storm-related incidents. One person died and six other members of an oil tanker's crew are feared missing, after their ship ran aground off the Chennai coast. 15 crew members are stil...

Nilam, which is now a severe cyclonic storm, is expected to make landfall between Puducherry and Chennai in Tamil Nadu, between 4 and 6 this evening. The MET department has warned of extensive damage to huts, standing crop and power lines.

Cyclone Nilam

The Chennai port on the southeast coast has stopped cargo operations after a cyclone warning, a port official said on Tuesday.

Cyclone Nilam is expected to hit the coast of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh today afternoon. Heavy landfall is being expected by forecasters after the deep depression which had formed in the Bay of Bengal intensified into a cyclone. According to forecasters, the cyclone will hit the Tamil Nadu coast at 100 kmph.

The rains triggered by Cyclone Nilam which crossed the Andhra Pradesh coast near Chennai on October 31 have battered the state, claiming 29 lives.

As the bodies of two sailors of MT Pratibha Cauvery, which was grounded by cyclone Nilam, were found today, questions are being raised over the role of the ship's captain in the tragedy.

The bodies of two sailors of the ship MT Pratibha Cauvery, which was grounded by cyclone Nilam, have been found near Chennai today. The two were part of the five crew members who went missing on Wednesday after a lifeboat they were using to leave the ship capsized. The bodies of three of their colleagues were found yesterday.

The family of one of the sailors who died while trying to abandon a ship stranded off the coast of Chennai by cyclone Nilam has filed a petition in court alleging that the vessel was not sea-worthy and had no food or fuel on board. This comes amid allegations that the Coast Guard ignored distress calls by the ship, MT Pratibha Cauvery.

The bodies of three of the five missing sailors of ship MT Pratibha Cauvery, which was grounded by cyclone Nilam, have been found.

Outside Chennai's Fortis Malar Hospital Dr Kshitiji is anxiously waiting for some positive news about his young cousin Rushabh. He is one of the five sailors on board the ship MT Pratibha Cauvery which got grounded near the Besant Nagar beach in Chennai on Wednesday. Survivors say Rushabh had got into the life boat which capsized and is missing eve...

Coast Guard helicopters and boats have launched, what it called, a "massive search and rescue operation" to locate five sailors missing since yesterday after trying to leave a ship stranded off the coast of Chennai, following cyclone Nilam's landfall.

Between 6:30 and 7:30 am this morning, two Coast Guard choppers and small vessels rescued 15 sailors trapped on an oil tanker. Another five are still missing.

A crew member of a ship grounded near Chennai has died and another six are missing after Cyclone Nilam. Another 15 crew members are stuck on board. Rescue operations initiated by the Coast Guard have been suspended due to bad weather. The Navy may also use an aircraft early in the morning.

Cyclone Nilam crossed Chennai and made landfall at Mahabalipuram, south of the Tamil Nadu capital at about 4.30 pm on Wednesday. Two people have been reported dead in storm-related incidents. One person died and six other members of an oil tanker's crew are feared missing, after their ship ran aground off the Chennai coast. 15 crew members are stil...

Nilam, which is now a severe cyclonic storm, is expected to make landfall between Puducherry and Chennai in Tamil Nadu, between 4 and 6 this evening. The MET department has warned of extensive damage to huts, standing crop and power lines.

Cyclone Nilam

The Chennai port on the southeast coast has stopped cargo operations after a cyclone warning, a port official said on Tuesday.

Cyclone Nilam is expected to hit the coast of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh today afternoon. Heavy landfall is being expected by forecasters after the deep depression which had formed in the Bay of Bengal intensified into a cyclone. According to forecasters, the cyclone will hit the Tamil Nadu coast at 100 kmph.