Summary Goa is a popular tourist destination in India, attracting some 3 million each year.
PANAJI (AP) - A boat taking tourists on a dolphin-sighting trip capsized off India s west coast Tuesday, killing three Russian women, police said.
The women were among 10 Russian tourists who chartered the motorboat to follow dolphins more than a kilometer (half mile) off popular Betul beach on the southern coast of Goa state.
A large wave toppled the boat, trapping some of the passengers underneath, police official Nilesh Shirotkar said.
Officials from the Russian Consulate in Goa were traveling to the site, he said.
Goa is a popular tourist destination in India, attracting some 3 million each year. Most of the half million tourists from overseas come from Russia.
Dolphin-sighting trips are common, as are accidents. The state s efforts to regulate water sports have been unsuccessful because of resistance from tour operators.
