Of the 113 persons on board both vessels, 14 died and 98, including two injured, were rescued.There were six persons on board the Navy craft, of which two survived, the official said.Thirteen persons, including Navy personnel and two contractual naval employees, were killed when the Navy craft dashed against the passenger ferry ‘Neel Kamal’, carrying more than 100 passengers from the Gateway of India to Elephanta Island, on Wednesday afternoon.The Navy on Thursday instituted a Board of Inquiry to probe the collision of the naval boat with the passenger ferry.”A Board of Inquiry has been ordered into the accident to establish the facts of the case,” the Navy said.Navy chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi offered condolences to the grieving families of those who lost their lives in the accident and wished for a speedy and full recovery of those who were injured.
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