Coast Guard rescues five Tamil Nadu fishermen from sinking boat
M K Ananth | TNN | Nov 27, 2018, 18:32 IST
The five rescued fishermenMADURAI: The Indian Coast Guard rescued five fishermen in a boat that was sinking in the sea off Rameswaram coast in the early hours of Tuesday.
The rescued fishermen have been identified as V Munithurai, 59, of Kanjirangudi, K Rajapandi, 48, of Uchipuli, V Antony, 34, of Thangachimadam, and C Karmegam, 45, and R Muniyasamy, 50, of Thamaraikulam.
Deputy director of fisheries (DD) for Ramanathapuram E Kathavarayan told TOI that the fishermen went for fishing from Mandapam Koilvadi in a mechanised boat belonging to Antony's father Vincent on Monday morning and were scheduled to return on Tuesday morning.
They were returning to the shore around midnight. The fishermen were about nine nautical miles off the Mandapam coast when they noticed water entering the boat. The boat started sinking.
“The boat had been damaged earlier, and that damaged portion was left unattended. Water entered through the fibre and the broken wooden plank. This resulted in the boat sinking,” the DD said.
The contact numbers of the Coast Guard and the marine police are written on every boat. Vincent got in touch with the Coast Guard. A Coast Guard ship came to their rescue around 12.30am.
“The ship tried towing the sinking boat, but in vain,” Kathavarayan added.
The five fishermen were then handed over to another fishing boat that was returning to the shore after fishing. The fishermen reached Mandapam Koilvadi at 8.45 am on Tuesday.
The rescued fishermen have been identified as V Munithurai, 59, of Kanjirangudi, K Rajapandi, 48, of Uchipuli, V Antony, 34, of Thangachimadam, and C Karmegam, 45, and R Muniyasamy, 50, of Thamaraikulam.
Deputy director of fisheries (DD) for Ramanathapuram E Kathavarayan told TOI that the fishermen went for fishing from Mandapam Koilvadi in a mechanised boat belonging to Antony's father Vincent on Monday morning and were scheduled to return on Tuesday morning.
They were returning to the shore around midnight. The fishermen were about nine nautical miles off the Mandapam coast when they noticed water entering the boat. The boat started sinking.
“The boat had been damaged earlier, and that damaged portion was left unattended. Water entered through the fibre and the broken wooden plank. This resulted in the boat sinking,” the DD said.
The contact numbers of the Coast Guard and the marine police are written on every boat. Vincent got in touch with the Coast Guard. A Coast Guard ship came to their rescue around 12.30am.
“The ship tried towing the sinking boat, but in vain,” Kathavarayan added.
The five fishermen were then handed over to another fishing boat that was returning to the shore after fishing. The fishermen reached Mandapam Koilvadi at 8.45 am on Tuesday.
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