PANJIM: MV Lucky 7, the offshore casino vessel that was being brought to River Mandovi, has been grounded on the sand bar near Aguada Bay, and a few crew members were reportedly injured when it made another attempt to reach its designated site off Campal.
Promoted by Golden Globe Hotel Private Limited (GGHPL), owned by former Haryana minister Gopal Kanda, the boat had left from Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) jetty on Friday morning but could not reach its location due to rough weather. It had
anchored for the night between off Cabo Raj Niwas and Aguada light house.
On Saturday it again made an attempt to move towards its final location but sources said a tug boat rope broke during the crossover and a few crew members in the vessel were injured. “Fortunately there were no major injuries,” an officer said adding, “Another attempt will be made to tow the vessel on Sunday during the high tide.”
Sources said the firm management had ignored the Ports Administration’s warning on bad weather.
