Bodies of 9 anglers from West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas area were located on Thursday early morning inside the trawler that tipped over in the Bay of Bengal, authorities stated.
Someone is still missing out on as well as a search is on to locate him, they stated.
The trawler, ‘Haimabati’, tipped over as a result of unexpected high waves near Rakteshwari island off the Bakkhali coastline in the very early hrs of Wednesday when it was returning after capturing hilsa, authorities stated.
Fishermen Sankar Sashmal Majhi as well as Saikat Das that got on the deck as well as running the trawler might handle to delve into the sea. One more angling watercraft saved them later on.
It is thought that the various other anglers were resting as well as did not obtain the moment to get away, authorities stated.
The 9 bodies were located in the cabin of the trawler, which was packed with fish, after a day of search as well as rescue initiatives, they stated.
The Coastline Guard is leading the look for missing out on angler Anadi Sashmal, a local of Haripur in Namkhana block.
Besides patrol cars, drones have actually been released to situate him, an authorities stated.
The trawler, had by one Jamuna Rani Lal, left for the sea 5 days back with 12 anglers from the 10 Mile location in Namkhana, he stated.