15 personnel from barge P305 and 11 from tugboat Varaprada are still missing six days after Cyclone Tauktae fury sank the vessel. The Navy on Saturday deployed specialised diving teams to boost the search and rescue operations off Mumbai coast.
The death toll on barge P305 that sank in the Arabian Sea on Monday reached 60 on Friday with the recovery of 11 more bodies.
Of the 261 personnel who were on barge P305, 186 have been recovered so far. Of the 13 persons on Varaprada, two have been rescued.
Mumbai police have announced they will conduct a probe as to why the ill-fated barge remained in the turbulent area despite warnings about cyclone Tauktae, an official said.