Mt Pratibha Cauvery

• Grounded ship salvaged, to remain in Chennai port

  The grounded ship Pratibha Cauvery has been successfully salvaged by the tow vessel Malavya this evening (Sunday). However she cannot continue her voyage and will remain berthed on the outer anchorage of the Chennai port following a direction by the Madras High Court.

• Grounded ship MT Pratibha Cauvery salvaged

  The grounded ship MT Pratibha Cauvery has been salvaged by a towing vessel Malavya. The ship, which had run aground on October 31 under the impact of strong winds when cyclone Nilam struck, has been pulled into the sea by the towing vessel. It is now headed towards Chennai port's outer anchorage.

• Cyclone Nilam: Team struggles to rescue ship Pratibha Cauvery

  A team from Singapore tried to pull the ship out during high tide in the morning, but without much success.

• Cyclone Nilam: Ship not seaworthy, Captain defied instructions, say sources

  As the bodies of two sailors of MT Pratibha Cauvery, which was grounded by cyclone Nilam, were found today, questions are being raised over the role of the ship's captain in the tragedy.

• Cyclone Nilam: Bodies of all missing sailors found

  The bodies of two sailors of the ship MT Pratibha Cauvery, which was grounded by cyclone Nilam, have been found near Chennai today. The two were part of the five crew members who went missing on Wednesday after a lifeboat they were using to leave the ship capsized. The bodies of three of their colleagues were found yesterday.

• Grounded ship cannot be moved out of Chennai: Madras High Court

  The family of one of the sailors who died while trying to abandon a ship stranded off the coast of Chennai by cyclone Nilam has filed a petition in court alleging that the vessel was not sea-worthy and had no food or fuel on board. This comes amid allegations that the Coast Guard ignored distress calls by the ship, MT Pratibha Cauvery.

• Cyclone Nilam: Bodies of three missing sailors found, two still to be traced

  The bodies of three of the five missing sailors of ship MT Pratibha Cauvery, which was grounded by cyclone Nilam, have been found.

• Chennai ship grounded: Lapse or helplessness?

  Outside Chennai's Fortis Malar Hospital Dr Kshitiji is anxiously waiting for some positive news about his young cousin Rushabh. He is one of the five sailors on board the ship MT Pratibha Cauvery which got grounded near the Besant Nagar beach in Chennai on Wednesday. Survivors say Rushabh had got into the life boat which capsized and is missing eve...

• Cyclone Nilam hits Tamil Nadu, thousands evacuated

  Cyclone Nilam crossed Chennai and made landfall at Mahabalipuram, south of the Tamil Nadu capital at about 4.30 pm on Wednesday. Two people have been reported dead in storm-related incidents. One person died and six other members of an oil tanker's crew are feared missing, after their ship ran aground off the Chennai coast. 15 crew members are stil...