An international cargo ship rammed a country fishing boat about 38 nautical miles off the coast of Kollam on Saturday. The incident left the boat broken but all the six men on the boat were rescued by fishermen in other boats.

Preliminary reports said the fishing boat is registered in the name of a native of Kulachal in Tamil Nadu and the six fishermen are from the Kulachal region. Minister for Fisheries J Mercykutty Amma confirmed that all the six men were rescued and were being shifted to the coast. A search for the cargo ship was on.

The incident happened at about 12.15 pm along the international shipping channel.
On June 11, three fishermen were killed and 11 injured after a cargo ship registered in Panama collided with their boat, about 14 nautical miles off the Kochi coast. Earlier this month, another suspected mid-sea collision was reported about four nautical miles off the Veli coast in Thiruvananthapuram after a shipping boat was hit by a ship. The three men in the boat escaped unhurt.

An international cargo ship ramms a country fishing boat in Kerala