A ferry service vessel collided with a boat carrying tourists on a sight-seeing trip in southern India, narrowly avoiding disaster as the two ships were travelling under the speed limit.

The incident took place at Kochi, Kerala, on February 21.

The roll-on/roll-off (Ro-Ro) ferry service, operating between Fort Kochi and Vypeen, could be seen pushing the boat a fair distance after the collision.

A disaster was averted as both vessels were under the speed limit.

Around 30 persons were aboard each vessel when the collision took place.

Both sets of operators have filed a complaint with the police.

An officer with the Kochi police commented: “The Ro-Ro driver seems to have not seen the boat while backing up. However, another allegation is the tourist boat came out of nowhere into the Ro-Ro’s path as it set off from Fort Kochi. We will investigate to find out what exactly happened.”

A roll-on/roll-off (Ro-Ro) ferry service vessel collided with a boat carrying tourists on a sight-seeing trip in southern India.

The incident happened at Kochi, Kerala, on February 21.

The Ro-Ro ferry, operating between Fort Kochi and Vypeen, could be seen pushing the boat a fair distance after the collision.

A disaster was averted as both the vessels were under the speed limit.

Around 30 persons were aboard each vessel when the collision took place.

According to sources, the tourists were taking pictures when the lower part of the boat clashed with the Ro-Ro ferry.

Both sets of operators have filed a complaint with the police.

“The Ro-Ro driver seems to have not seen the boat while backing up. However, another allegation is the tourist boat came out of nowhere into the Ro-Ro’s path as it set off from Fort Kochi. We will investigate to find out what exactly happened,” said an officer with Fort Kochi police.