Raymond Group Chairman and CEO Gautam Hari Singhania has been injured while two Indian nationals are missing after a speedboat capsized near Felidhoo Island in the Maldives, according to local media reports.
There were seven people on board at the time of the incident near Vaavu Atoll early Friday morning. Two women, one a British citizen and the other a Russian citizen, and five Indian men were on board, Edition.mv reported.
Police said five people fell into the sea when the boat capsized, including a Russian woman and four Indian men.
Singhania, 60, who was among the tourists, has been rescued.
Adhadhu news portal, citing police, reported that he suffered minor injuries in the accident.
He was discharged from the hospital after treatment, he added.
“The two missing persons are Indian nationals,” police said, adding that search operations are underway.
“The speedboat belongs to his yacht, TT Ashena. The Maldives Coast Guard is still searching for two people who went missing in the accident,” Adhadhu informed.
Citing sources, he said the boat involved in the accident was a cigarette racing boat designed to run at high speeds.
The Second Coast Guard Squadron of the Male Area Command of the Maldives National Defense Force is searching for the missing persons. The incident occurred about two nautical miles southwest of Keyodhoo, the MNDF said.
