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Maldives speedboat crash: Hopes dim for finding racer, sailing star

Hindustan Times Gurugram

March 24, 2026

Hopes are fading for the rescue and recovery of Indian motor racing star Hari Singh and sailing stalwart commander (retired) Mahesh Ramchandra, 72 hours after their speedboat crashed in the Maldives on Friday.

- Mayura Janwalkar

Maldives speedboat crash: Hopes dim for finding racer, sailing star

Hari Singh

The search and rescue teams of the Maldivian police and Maldivian National Defence Force which have been scouring the seas since Friday morning and rescued five ofthe seven people involved in the accident, have however extended their search operations to seven days, said friends of Singh.

The missing duo is part of a group holidaying on Raymond Industries’ chairman Gautam Singhania’s yacht Ashena parked in the Indian Ocean at Maldives. On Friday, after partying on board, Singhania and his guests reportedly decided to go racing on the speedboat, a little after midnight.

This story is from the March 24, 2026 edition of Hindustan Times Gurugram.

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