The Indian Coast Guard on Monday rescued a fishing boat and four fishermen on board the vessel after it developed a snag and was adrift in the sea.

K. Manikandan, Raja, Ramu and M. Manikandan of Veerampattinam coastal hamlet had set out for fishing on a mechanised boat at around 4 p.m. from the Thengaithittu fishing harbour on Sunday.

They were fishing off the Bommayarpalayam coast when the boat developed a snag. The fishermen informed their relatives in Veerampattinam who alerted the Indian Coast Guard station here.

A Coast Guard interceptor ship, headed by Deputy Commandant Utkarsh, located the vessel off the Bommayarpalayam coast. Though the Coast Guard personnel tried to repair the engine, the efforts proved futile.

The boat was towed to the Thengaithittu fishing harbour at around 3 p.m. on Monday.