Rameswaram Naval Barge

• Train service resumes over century-old Pamban Rail Bridge

  Normal train service between Mandapam and Rameswaram resumed today after seven days with railway officials finding the Pamban Rail Bridge, part of which was damaged when a barge towing a naval ship which ran aground, drifted and rammed into it, fit following restoration work.

• Trial run conducted on damaged railway bridge near Pamban in Tamil Nadu

  A trial run was conducted today on the railway bridge near Pamban, part of which was damaged when a barge towing a naval ship which ran aground, drifted and rammed into it.

• Chinese crew arrested for ship collision into century-old rail bridge near Tamil Nadu coast

  A Chinese crew member of the Panamian flagged Japanese cargo vessel, which hit and destroyed a fishing country craft off Beypore near Kozhikode, was arrested tonight for alleged negligence, police sources said.

• Naval barge that collided into century-old bridge near Tamil Nadu coast removed

  A naval barge that collided with the century-old Pamban Rail Bridge near Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu this morning has been removed and taken to sea. However, the tug vessel that it adrift from still remains aground; rescue operations are on.