<p>A dolphin watching trip turned tragic for a group of Russian tourists in Goa after their boat, operating without a valid licence, capsized on sea, 60 km away from here, in which three women drowned while their compatriots were rescued.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The boat, carrying ten passengers, all identified as Russian nationals, was on a dolphin watching excursion when it sank around 11 am after being hit by a huge wave in sea at Betul village in South Goa, an official of the state tourism department’s lifeguard services said.<br /><br />As the boat turned upside down, the three women got trapped under the boat and drowned. <br /><br />Rescue operation<br /><br />The other passengers were rescued by lifeguards, he said. Goa Tourism Director Amey Abhyankar said the boat was operating without any licence.<br /><br />“Today’s incident involving drowning of three Russian tourists is very unfortunate. The capsized boat was operating without permissions and an FIR has been registered against the boat operator,” said Abhyankar. <br /><br />When contacted, South Goa SP Shekhar Prabhudesai said that FIR was registered against the boat operator who was ferrying tourists without valid licence.<br /><br /> “Investigation has been initiated by local police into the entire incident,” he said.The three bodies were later fished out and taken to district hospital in Margao town for post-mortem.<br /><br />The Met department here had advised people not to venture into the sea as it is presently rough. </p>
<p>A dolphin watching trip turned tragic for a group of Russian tourists in Goa after their boat, operating without a valid licence, capsized on sea, 60 km away from here, in which three women drowned while their compatriots were rescued.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The boat, carrying ten passengers, all identified as Russian nationals, was on a dolphin watching excursion when it sank around 11 am after being hit by a huge wave in sea at Betul village in South Goa, an official of the state tourism department’s lifeguard services said.<br /><br />As the boat turned upside down, the three women got trapped under the boat and drowned. <br /><br />Rescue operation<br /><br />The other passengers were rescued by lifeguards, he said. Goa Tourism Director Amey Abhyankar said the boat was operating without any licence.<br /><br />“Today’s incident involving drowning of three Russian tourists is very unfortunate. The capsized boat was operating without permissions and an FIR has been registered against the boat operator,” said Abhyankar. <br /><br />When contacted, South Goa SP Shekhar Prabhudesai said that FIR was registered against the boat operator who was ferrying tourists without valid licence.<br /><br /> “Investigation has been initiated by local police into the entire incident,” he said.The three bodies were later fished out and taken to district hospital in Margao town for post-mortem.<br /><br />The Met department here had advised people not to venture into the sea as it is presently rough. </p>