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Gangasagar Mela

Indian Coast Guard Rescues Pilgrims as Ferry ran aground near Gangasagar

16 Jan 2024

On Tuesday, the Indian Coast Guard initiated a significant rescue mission following the grounding of a ferry boat carrying 400 pilgrims near Namkhana, Kakdwip area, close to the Gangasagar pilgrimage site in West Bengal. Hovercrafts from Haldia were deployed for the rescue operation, with approximately 140 pilgrims already rescued, and...

511 pilgrims rescued by Coast Guard

16 Jan 2023

The stranded 511 pilgrims of Gangasagar Mela has been rescued by the Indian Coast Guard at sea in two different ferries, off Kakdwip in West Bengal on Monday. Due to fog and low tide, 500-600 pilgrims have been stranded in the sea since Sunday night. However, at about 9:45 a.m.,...