A diver hired to retrieve the belongings of the tourists from the submerged vessel drowned after getting trapped inside the sunken houseboat ... it is mandatory under the Kerala Inland Vessels ...

At least 22 people, including women and children, have died after a boat capsized in India’s southern Kerala state on Sunday, fire officials said, as search and rescue operations enter a second day.

Twenty people, including women and children, were killed when a houseboat with more than 30 passengers on board capsized and sank near the Thoovaltheeram beach in the Tanur area of this Kerala ...

"The Ports Department wants all houseboat owners to acquire licenses. It has initiated measures to bring all boats under the licensing ... general secretary of the All Kerala Houseboat Owners ...