Barge ferrying 600 tonnes of rice sinks near seashore in Kakinada

The ship will make its way to Senegal in West Africa.
The barge overturned due to sudden large waves.
The barge overturned due to sudden large waves.

KAKINADA: A barge transporting 600 tonnes of rice to a ship, sank near the seashore in Kakinada. According to port officials, a barge named KKD - 81 belonging to a rice exporter named Satyam Balaji Rice was carrying 600 tonnes of rice to a ship named BAR, anchored in Kakinada port.

The ship will make its way to Senegal in West Africa. On Sunday, when the barge was approaching the ship at 5 am, the barge overturned due to sudden large waves. Around 15 people onboard it were rescued.

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