Navy scours sea after barge sinks, 2nd adrift after cyclone

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The Indian navy is working to rescue crew members from a sunken barge and a second cargo vessel that wasadrift today off the coast of Mumbai after a deadly cyclone struck the western coast.The navy said it has rescued 177 of the 400 people on the two barges in the Arabia Sea. Three warships,maritime patrol aircraft and helicopters joined the rescue operations and were scouring the sea, the navy said.Both barges were working for Oil and Natural Gas Corp., the largest crude oil and natural gas company in India.The company said the barges were carrying personnel deployed for offshore drilling and their anchors gaveaway during the storm.