Italy cruise tragedy: 201 Indians rescued

Mangalore Today / NDTV

Rome, Jan 16:  Two hundred and one Indians have been rescued from aboard the sinking ship Costa Concordia, that hit rocks off the coast of Italy on Friday night, said Sunil Aggarwal, First secretary, Indian Embassy, Rome. He added that one Indian was still missing.

"People saw him (the missing Indian) rescuing the passengers. There are no eye witnesses to tell us where he is," he said.

 

 

 

He said that there would be no problems in issuing travel documents to the Indians.

"Once the tickets are ready, we will issue travel documents. The shipping company has agreed for their re-patriation."

Earlier in the day, the Indian Ambassador to Italy, Debabrata Saha had claimed that all 300 Indians aboard the ship were safe and there were no casualties among them.

The Indians were all crew members.

As of now, a total of 6 people are reported dead and 15 said to be missing.

Over 4000 people were on-board the luxury cruise ship, Costa Concordia, which hit rocks near the Italian coast on Friday night and started sinking.