All at sea

ONGC needs to take a hard look at all safety protocols

The accident off Oil and Natural Gas Corporation’s (ONGC’s) western offshore platform that has so far caused 26 deaths with over 50 people missing from a barge and a tug vessel that sank under the fury of the Cyclone Tauktae raises yet again questions about the robustness of safety processes that the government-owned exploration major deploys for employees who are working on the front line of operations. The government enquiry of “lapses and gaps” into this latest incident is likely to build on the evidence of gross negligence that has emerged from survivor accounts. But the fact is that this