Panaji, Oct 23 (PTI) As many as 42 persons were rescued after a river cruise boat and a dinghy got stranded among rocks off Aguada Bay in North Goa on Thursday evening.

Lifesavers of Drishti Marine, a state-appointed agency, carried out the operation in rough seas amid a thunderstorm, officials said.

There were 38 tourists onboard the river cruise while four persons were travelling in the dinghy when both the vessels hit rocky patches, they said.

The India Meteorological Department had already issued a yellow alert for rough weather along the Goa coast, Drishti Marine said.

A team of 12 lifesavers launched a rescue operation using a rigid inflatable boat and jetskis. However, approaching the stranded cruise boat directly from the sea proved too dangerous due to the rocks and strong cur

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