The Iranian fishing vessel, which was intercepted by the Coast Guard off the Kerala coast, was subsequently brought to Kochi. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Coast Guard detained an Iranian fishing vessel with six fishermen from Kanyakumari on board west of Beypore in north Kerala on Sunday. The vessel was subsequently brought to Kochi … Read more
The toll in the boat capsize in Odisha’s Jharsuguda district rose to seven with the recovery of five more bodies on Saturday, an official said. Personnel of the Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force and Fire Services, who launched a search operation immediately after the boat capsized on Friday, recovered five more bodies from the Mahanadi … Read more
Bereaved family members perform last rites of one of the deceased persons who died after a boat capsized at Harni lake. | Photo Credit: PTI A day after 12 students and two teachers were killed in a boat accident in Harni lake on the outskirts of Vadodara city in Gujarat, three persons, including a manager … Read more
A fishing boat with 50 workers, which was stuck in the sea after the engine of the boat developed trouble, was rescued on Saturday. The fisheries department boat rescued Kavadi, a boat owned by Aravindakshan of Valappad, which ventured to the sea from Chettuva for fishing. The engine of the boat developed trouble at 19 … Read more
Rescue operation under way on Tuesday after a boat capsized at Muthalapozhi off Thiruvananthapuram coast. | Photo Credit: – The bodies of the fishermen who went missing at Muthalapozhi, near here, after a fishing boat overturned on Monday were recovered on Tuesday. The deceased were identified as Biju Antony, Suresh Fernandez and Robin Edwin of … Read more
One fisherman has drowned and another is missing after a traditional fishing boat capsized near a spillway at the Polavaram irrigation project in Eluru district. The incident occurred at around 5 p.m on December 4 (Sunday). Three others who were on the same boat managed to swim to the shore and survived. The deceased have … Read more
Fishermen outfifts convene meeting at Thangachimadam to decide the next course of action. Fishermen outfifts convene meeting at Thangachimadam to decide the next course of action. Seven fishermen from Thangachimadam village, near Rameswaram, were arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy personnel at Neduntheevu on charges including poaching in the early hours of Thursday, October 27, … Read more