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{{Infobox event
| title = 2010 West Bengal ferry sinking
| image =
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| date = 30 October 2010
| time =
| place = [[Bhagirathi River]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]]
| coordinates = {{Coord|24.186828|N|88.267486|E|region:IN_type:event|display=inline,title}}
| cause = Overcrowding
| participants = 220 passengers and crew<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11679012|title=India ferry disaster kills scores|date=November 2, 2010|publisher=BBC News|accessdate=3 November 2010| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20101103045250/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11679012| archivedate= 3 November 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref>
| reported deaths = 74+<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11679012|title=India ferry disaster kills scores|date=November 2, 2010|publisher=BBC News|accessdate=3 November 2010| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20101103045250/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11679012| archivedate= 3 November 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref>
}}

The '''2010 West Bengal Ferry Sinking''' was an incident which occurred on Saturday, 30 October 2010, when an over-crowded ferry carrying [[Islam|Muslim]] pilgrims sank after hitting a [[sand bank]] on the [[Bhagirathi River]] in the Indian state of [[West Bengal]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.capeargus.co.za/?fSectionId=3127&fArticleId=5711477|title=Death toll in India ferry accident at 41|date=November 1, 2010|publisher=Cape Argus|accessdate=2 November 2010}}</ref> Thus far at least 74 bodies have been recovered, with many more missing, feared swept downstream.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.oneindia.in/2010/10/31/wb-18-drowned-as-boat-capsizes.html|title=WB: 18 dead as boat capsizes in Buriganga river|date=30 October 2010|publisher=OneIndia|accessdate=2 November 2010| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20121007215317/http://news.oneindia.in/2010/10/31/wb-18-drowned-as-boat-capsizes.html| archivedate=October 7, 2012| url-status= live}}</ref>

==Accident==
The ferry, which had a listed capacity of 60,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hAiL_Fk_JialyaEHnGfrJI0TjKrQ?docId=CNG.f64a3c11c51ce2fdec300da4be7d77e5.8e1|title=Back to Google News At least 16 dead, 70 missing as Indian ferry sinks|date=31 October 2010|publisher=AFP|accessdate=2 November 2010}}</ref> capsized and sank in rough waters whilst ferrying Muslim pilgrims back from a religious festival down the [[Bhagirathi River]]. It is believed up to 150 people, more than double the capacity, were on the boat at the time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.news24.com/World/News/Ferry-sinking-Death-toll-at-62-20101101|title=Ferry Accident kills 30 in West Bengal|date=November 2, 2010|publisher=News24|accessdate=2 November 2010| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20101102161619/http://www.news24.com/World/News/Ferry-sinking-Death-toll-at-62-20101101| archivedate= 2 November 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref>

The [[Indian Navy]] was called in to help with the rescue, with Navy divers and local fishermen helping to rescue survivors from the river as well as collect deceased bodies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.voanews.com/english/news/asia/India-Ferry-Accident-Kills-50---106455348.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120917180834/http://www.voanews.com/english/news/asia/India-Ferry-Accident-Kills-50---106455348.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 September 2012|title=India Ferry Accident Kills 50|date=1 November 2010|publisher=VOANews|accessdate=2 November 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/death-toll-now-20-in-india-boat-sinking-20101031-178g8.html|title=Death toll now 20 in India boat sinking|date=November 1, 2010|publisher=Sydney Morning Herald|accessdate=2 November 2010| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20101106090509/http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/death-toll-now-20-in-india-boat-sinking-20101031-178g8.html| archivedate= 6 November 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref>

A protest was staged on a [[jetty]] near the accident site by frustrated locals who believe the government was too slow to react to help with the disaster,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/death-toll-hits-50-in-indian-ferry-sinking-20101102-17am6.html|title=Death toll hits 50 in Indian ferry sinking|date=November 2, 2010|publisher=Sydney Morning Herald|accessdate=2 November 2010| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20101207061020/http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/death-toll-hits-50-in-indian-ferry-sinking-20101102-17am6.html| archivedate= 7 December 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref> despite the Navy's committing a helicopter as well as personnel to help look in case against all likelihood there are more survivors.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/dead-in-india-ferry-sinking/story-e6frfku0-1225945797816|title=18 dead in India ferry sinking|date=November 1, 2010|publisher=News.com.au|accessdate=2 November 2010| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20101101103053/http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/dead-in-india-ferry-sinking/story-e6frfku0-1225945797816| archivedate= 1 November 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref>

==References==
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