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| title = 2014 Hirakud Boat Disaster<br />
| image = {{Location map|India Odisha#India|width=256 |float= |caption= |mark=Cross.svg |marksize=6 |label=Location of the disaster |position=bottom |lat_deg= 21.57|lat_dir=N |lon_deg=83.87 |lon_dir=E}}<br />
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| caption = The incident occurred at [[Hirakud Dam]] in the [[Sambalpur]] district of [[Odisha]]<br />
| date = {{start date|2014|02|09|df=y}}<br />
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| place = [[Hirakud Dam]] Reservoir,<br />near Hirakud, [[Odisha]], [[India]]<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|21.57|83.87 |display=inline,title}}<br />
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| cause = Overcrowding<br />
| participants = Crew and 115 passengers<br />
| outcome = Boat capsized<br />
| reported deaths = 31<br />
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The '''2014 Hirakud boat disaster''' was an accident that occurred on 9 February 2014 in the [[reservoir]] of the [[Hirakud Dam]] in the Indian state of [[Odisha]]. The incident occurred when a boat carrying about 115 passengers on board capsized in the reservoir.<ref>{{cite news|last=Sahu|first=Priya Ranjan|title= At least 10 dead after boat capsizes in Odisha's Hirakud Dam reservoir|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/at-least-10-dead-after-boat-capsizes-in-odisha-s-hirakud-dam-reservoir/article1-1182332.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140210085150/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/at-least-10-dead-after-boat-capsizes-in-odisha-s-hirakud-dam-reservoir/article1-1182332.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 10, 2014|accessdate=9 February 2014|newspaper=Hindustan Times}}</ref> The disaster killed 31 people.<ref>{{cite news|last=Nayak|first=Ajit|title=Hirakud horror toll mounts to 31|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/Hirakud-horror-toll-mounts-to-31/articleshow/30275642.cms|accessdate=12 February 2014|newspaper=Times Of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=All bodies recovered in Hirakud boat tragedy|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/all-bodies-recovered-in-hirakud-boat-tragedy-114021101287_1.html|accessdate=12 February 2014|newspaper=Business Standard}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Hirakud toll rises to 31|url=http://www.thestatesman.net/news/39004-hirakud-toll-rises-to-31.html|accessdate=12 February 2014|newspaper=The Statesman}}</ref><br />
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==Accident==<br />
The accident occurred near the Pitapali area{{explain|date=June 2018}} inside the reservoir at around 4:30 PM when a large group of [[picnic]]kers were returning in an overcrowded motor boat.<ref>{{cite news|title=11 dead, 10 missing as boat capsizes in Hirakud reservoir|url=http://odishasuntimes.com/30869/boat-carrying-100-capsizes-hirakud-reservoir-8-rescued/|accessdate=9 February 2014|newspaper=Odisha Sun Times}}</ref> As per eyewitnesses, the motorboat became snagged, water overflowed the [[gunwale]], and it capsized. The passengers tried to bale out the water unsuccessfully. Many of the passengers also jumped off the boat in panic. It was later noted the boat did not have basic safety measures.<ref name=nbp /><br />
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==Rescue==<br />
Firefighters and units of the [[Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force|ODRAF]] were deployed for rescue operations. A six-member [[public safety diving|scuba diving rescue team]] also aided in rescue operations.<ref name="nbp">{{cite web|title=Death Toll in Hirakud Dam Reservoir Boat Tragedy reaches 15|url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2014/02/death-toll-in-hirakud-dam-reservoir-boat-tragedy-reaches-15/|work=IANS|publisher=news.biharprabha.com|accessdate=10 February 2014}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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